Page 46 - PCC02

Procedure
No. of calves
LARGE OFFSPRING SYNDROME
Calves larger than 60 kg
Calves larger than 50 kg
Perinatal deaths
Artificial insemination
495 000
1%
10 %
2%
In vitro embryo production
308
14 %
32 %
12 %
Adapted from Kruip & Den Daas 1997
23
ART-INDUCED PERTURBATIONS
Intrauterine growth restriction
Premature birth
Low birth weight
Possibly congenital and genetic disorders
Large Offspring Syndrome Increased prenatal loss Large placentas and fetuses Parturition problems
Higher perinatal mortality Breathing difficulties Reluctance to suckle Skeletal anomalies Enlarged organs Cerebellar dysplasia
Reduced viability
Intrauterine growth restriction Developmental abnormalities Deviation in behaviour
Courtesy of Mellissa Mann
24
46
Page 40 of 151