Hormonal assay in lactating male goat

Authors

  • DAVENDRA KUMAR Division of Physiology and Biochemistry, Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute Avikanagar- 304 501 (Rajasthan)
  • S SAHA
  • O H CHATURVEDI
  • S KUMAR
  • J S MANN
  • J P MITTAL
  • V K SINGH

Keywords:

lactation, teats, mammary gland, hormones and male goat

Abstract

This communication reports a case of an extremely rare incidence of lactation in an adult fertile male goat. The serum
concentration ofprolactin, progesterone, testosterone and estradiol hormones of a lactating male, normal male and female goat
were found to be 5.40, 2.40 and 1.90 ng/ml, 144.00, 22.60 and 1.90 nmol/1, 5.00, 18.60 and 0.748 nmol/1 and 62.84, 90.97 and
94.80 pmol/1, respectively. The high concentration ofprolactin and progesterone with low concentration of testosterone and
estradiol hormones in the lactating male goat as compared to normal male might have been responsible for lactation in the male
goat.

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Published

2023-04-13

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2006): Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction

Section

Research Article

How to Cite

KUMAR, D., SAHA, S., CHATURVEDI, O.H., KUMAR, S., MANN, J.S., MITTAL, J.P., & SINGH, V.K. (2023). Hormonal assay in lactating male goat. The Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction, 27(2), 120–121. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijar/article/view/6686