Animal Health and Infectious Diseases

Animal Health and Infectious Diseases

Repeat breeding syndrome, a fertility disorder in dairy cattle

Document Type : Review

Author
Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Lorestan University, Khorram Abad, Iran
Abstract
Repeat breeding syndrome in the cow is indicated by normal clinical health and estrous cycle, however, by 3 to 4 or more natural mating by bull and sperm insemination per each pregnancy. In the big farms with artificial insemination, there are several problems in estrous detection, insemination time and pregnant cows breeding which affect repeat breeding syndrome and infertility within the herd. Because of several reasons of repeat breeding syndrome among the cattle and herds, detection and treatment of repeat breeding syndrome needs the abundant knowledge and information. By increment in the herd size, the occurrence of repeat breeder syndrome in the cows also increases. The etiology of repeat breeding syndrome due to the multiple genetic and environmental factors is usually difficult. External and internal factors which commonly overlap together and thud they cause the difficult primary detection of the repeat breeding syndrome. The common reasons of the repeat breeding syndrome are including endocrine disorders, malnutrition and infectious agents. Increment of the calving interval causes increase in the farm costs and reproductive performance. Therefore, the diagnosis of the probable reasons of repeat breeding syndrome and resolving them, protect economic losses and improving herd reproductive performance.
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Articles in Press, Corrected Proof
Available Online from 02 February 2026

  • Receive Date 12 September 2025
  • Accept Date 17 December 2025
  • First Publish Date 02 February 2026
  • Publish Date 02 February 2026