ESTRUS INDUCTION RESPONSE FOLLOWING HORMONE TREATMENT IN MURRAH BUFFALO

Authors

  • S DHALKARI Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur - 440 006
  • S K SAHATPURE
  • A D PATIL
  • P PATI
  • A P GAWANDE

Keywords:

Anestrus, Buffalo, Estrus induction, Norgestomet, Progesterone

Abstract

Eighteen anestrus Murrah buffalo were divided equally into three different groups comprising of 6 buffalo
each. One group received norgestomet ear implant for 7 days along with norgestomet and estradiol valerate (i.m.)
on day 0. Another group received inj. buserelin acetate (i.m.) on day 0 along with a progesterone impregnated
intravaginal insert for 7 days. The remaining buffalo were kept as untreated control. Norgestomet-based and
intravaginal progesterone-based treatment led to estrus induction in 50% and 83.3% buffalo, respectively.
However, there was no difference (p>0.05) in time required for onset of estrus and duration of induced estrus
between treatment groups. The intensity of estrus was better in intravaginal progesterone-treated buffalo. In
summary, intravaginal progesterone-based treatment had an edge over norgestomet ear implant treatment for
induction of estrus in anestrus Murrah buffalo.

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Published

2022-12-25

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 1 (2018): Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction

Section

Research Article

How to Cite

DHALKARI, S., SAHATPURE, S.K., PATIL, A.D., PATI, P., & GAWANDE, A.P. (2022). ESTRUS INDUCTION RESPONSE FOLLOWING HORMONE TREATMENT IN MURRAH BUFFALO. The Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction, 39(1), 61–62. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijar/article/view/3746