Dr. Vivienne Duggan:

In regard to where fertility falls in terms of veterinary work, working vets are very involved in fertility work. The natural breeding is run by breeders and that does not need veterinary intervention, but where there is a problem or where things need to be more applied than the natural cover, the vet is called in. As set out in the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, where any practice is invasive or interferes with sensitive tissue or requires a vet to diagnose a state of disease, which includes fertility, that is where the vet should come in in the best interests of animal welfare.