Fern Pattern of Cervico-Vaginal Mucus in Relation to Fertility in Crossbred Cows and Heifers

Authors

  • D. Ningwal Department of Veterinary Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP), India
  • S.P. Nema Department of Veterinary Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP), India
  • S. Kumar Department of Veterinary Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP), India
  • A. Kushwah Department of Veterinary Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP), India
  • M. Shivhare Department of Veterinary Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP), India

Keywords:

Crossbred cows, Heifers, Estrus, Cervico-vaginal mucus, Fern pattern

Abstract

This study was carried out on crossbred cows and heifers 20 each belonging to Dairy farm of the College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H. Mhow and clinical cases of progressive farmers brought for AI to the Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex and at the doorstep of farmers in nearby villages. The cervico-vaginal mucus (CVM) samples were collected from the animals at oestrus before AI and were immediately evaluated for physical properties particularly fern pattern. Pregnancy was confirmed by rectal palpation after 2 months of insemination. Physical profile revealed that the variations in per cent incidence of typical, atypical and nil fern patterns of CVM samples were highly significant (P<0.01) in both the groups of conceived and non-conceived cows and heifers. 

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Published

2018-04-08

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 4 (2018): The Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology (IJVSBT) (Apr- Jun) 2018

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Ningwal, D., Nema, S., Kumar, .S., Kushwah, A., & Shivhare , M. (2018). Fern Pattern of Cervico-Vaginal Mucus in Relation to Fertility in Crossbred Cows and Heifers . Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology, 13(4), 46–48. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijvsbt/article/view/2678