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162. If culling for infertility is appreciably higher than the industry norm, practical training on oestrus detection and other management factors influencing fertility may be necessary (paragraph 257).
163. There should be no relaxation of the current controls over AI in cattle and all relevant staff must be competent and properly trained in the procedure. Levels of competence should be maintained and retraining may be required (paragraph 262).
164. Human health and safety considerations should be taken into account in the design and construction of the bull pen and handling facilities. Advice from a competent person should be sought when building or upgrading bull facilities (paragraph 271).
165. The effects of repeated administration of superovulatory drugs and repeated epidural anaesthesia should be kept under review. The industry should maintain records of problems caused and report findings annually to the Agriculture Departments (paragraph 276).
166. A record of caesarean sections resulting from embryo transfer should be maintained and submitted annually to the Agriculture Departments who should monitor the situation (paragraph 279).
167. When commercially available, the sexing of semen should be used to reduce the number of unwanted male dairy calves, provided that the technique has not been shown to produce adverse effects (paragraph 288).
168. Users of mechanical aids should have received training, be competent and have an understanding of the operation which they are performing (paragraph 302).