SHORT ESTROUS CYCLES DETECTED BY MILK PROGESTERONE TEST DURING POST-PARTUM PERIOD IN WATER BUFFALOES IN UPPER EGYPT. | ||
Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal | ||
Article 28, Volume 32.2, Issue 64, January 1995, Pages 263-270 PDF (2.07 M) | ||
Document Type: Research article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/avmj.1995.184054 | ||
Authors | ||
S.H. SHEHATA; M.N. ISMAIL | ||
Abstract | ||
An incidence of 40.7% of buffaloes showed a short estrous cycle within 9.9 weeks during the post-partum period. These cycles were detected when milk progesterone levels increased over 2.5 nml/l. The duration of short cycles were two weeks with short luteal phase less than 10 days. The duration of normal cycles were 3.2 + 1.5 weeks. Non significant differences were recorded between milk progesterone levels during the first week of the cycle for both short and normal length cycle. Moreover, a significant increase (P> 0.001) in milk progesterone were recorded during the third week of normal length cycle. The group of buffaloes diagnosed as non return was proved latter as pregnant by rectal palpation. | ||
Keywords | ||
test; postpartum Estrous cycle; milk progesterone period; water buffaloes; Upper Egypt | ||
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