The Value of Cyclical Saliva Crystallization Patterns for the Prediction of Buffaloes Pregnancy Status.
Kandiel, M., Badr, H., Lasheen, M., Eldawy, M. (2017). The Value of Cyclical Saliva Crystallization Patterns for the Prediction of Buffaloes Pregnancy Status.. EKB Journal Management System, 8(9), 363-365. doi: 10.21608/jappmu.2017.46006
M. M. M. Kandiel; H. M. Badr; M. E. Lasheen; M. H. Eldawy. "The Value of Cyclical Saliva Crystallization Patterns for the Prediction of Buffaloes Pregnancy Status.". EKB Journal Management System, 8, 9, 2017, 363-365. doi: 10.21608/jappmu.2017.46006
Kandiel, M., Badr, H., Lasheen, M., Eldawy, M. (2017). 'The Value of Cyclical Saliva Crystallization Patterns for the Prediction of Buffaloes Pregnancy Status.', EKB Journal Management System, 8(9), pp. 363-365. doi: 10.21608/jappmu.2017.46006
Kandiel, M., Badr, H., Lasheen, M., Eldawy, M. The Value of Cyclical Saliva Crystallization Patterns for the Prediction of Buffaloes Pregnancy Status.. EKB Journal Management System, 2017; 8(9): 363-365. doi: 10.21608/jappmu.2017.46006

The Value of Cyclical Saliva Crystallization Patterns for the Prediction of Buffaloes Pregnancy Status.

Journal of Animal and Poultry Production
Article 4, Volume 8, Issue 9, September 2017, Page 363-365  XML PDF (372.05 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jappmu.2017.46006
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Authors
M. M. M. Kandiel email 1; H. M. Badr2; M. E. Lasheen2; M. H. Eldawy2
1Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Egypt
2Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
Prediction of reproductive status by a simple, non-invasive and applicable procedure is greatly desirable. Saliva sampling is a simple and low-cost process. The purpose of this study was to assess the value of saliva crystallization patterns (SCP) for the prediction of pregnancy in buffalo cows. A total number of 160 saliva samples were collected from twenty buffaloes from Day 0 to 45 post-breeding. The following types of crystallization have been discriminated; none, dotted, branch-like, fir-like, fern-like and mixtures of them. Pregnancy was affirmed ultrasonographically at 25-30 days after breeding. Accordingly, the animals were allotted into pregnant (n=12) and non-pregnant (n=8) groups. Saliva crystallization patterns varied during the post-insemination period between pregnant and non-pregnant animals. The peak incidence of the saliva ferning patterns mainly branch-like pattern at Days 20-25 and 28, and the fern-like pattern at days 15-28 post-breeding could be used as an indicator for pregnant and non-pregnant buffaloes, respectively. In conclusion, SCP is a non-invasive promising diagnostic technique could help to verify early pregnancy at 15-28 days and to reduce the number of the opened buffalo cows.
Keywords
Arborisation; crystalline patterns; ferning; pregnancy Diagnosis; reproductive cycle
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