Measuring Reproductive Performance

Measuring Reproductive Performance in Dairy Herds     Prof. Geert Opsomer University of Ghent (Belgium)

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Geert R.G. Opsomer (26/9/1965) graduated as a DVM at the Gent University (Gent, Belgium) in 1989. Immediately after graduation, he started to work at the department of Reproduction, Obstetrics and Herd Health at the same university. His main interest was going to fertilityAbility of a living organism to reproduce. From a zootechnical point of view: ability to give birth to a calf, a lamb, a goat or a piglet. and herd health control in high yielding dairy herds. In 1995 he obtained a masters degree (Ms) in animal production with a thesis entitled: ‘Energy metabolism in the high yielding dairy cow’. In 1999 he successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled: ‘Postpartum anoestrusState characterised by the absence of cyclicity and therefore the absence of heat. It is frequently observed after parturition for a longer or shorter period depending on the breed and physiological status. in high yielding dairy cows: a field study’. In November 2002 he became diplomate of the European College of Animal Reproduction (ECAR), and in 2003 diplomate of the European College of Bovine Health Medicine (ECBHM). At the moment he is
associate professor in the field of bovine reproduction and herd health control at the Veterinary Faculty of the University of Gent (Belgium). Main research topic concerns the interaction between health and metabolism of high yielding dairy cows and their fertilityAbility of a living organism to reproduce. From a zootechnical point of view: ability to give birth to a calf, a lamb, a goat or a piglet..