Induction of parturition in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis ) |
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Authors: | Prakash B S Madan M L |
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Affiliation: | Animal Physiology Division of Cattle Nutrition and Physiology National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132 001 Haryana India. |
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Abstract: | Parturition was induced in ten buffaloes by combining treatments of dexamethasone and vetoestrol, so that they calved about one month before the expected term. Either dexamethasone alone (Group B) or dexamethasone and vetoestrol (Group C) was used. Another five animals served as controls (Group A). Calving was induced in four animals in group B and three animals in group C after two injections of the compounds four days apart. The average time from first injection to calving for these animals was 117.22 hr and 117.66 hr for groups B and C respectively. Induced calves weighed less at birth (P < 0.05) averaging 24.4 and 26.2 kg for groups B and C respectively, than controls (Group A; 30.20 kg). The body weight gain/week among calves was not significantly different (P > 0.05). The service period, number of services/conception and the milk yield of the buffaloes induced to calve was not significantly different (P > 0.05) from their previous records. |
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Keywords: | Induction parturition dexamethasone buffaloes |
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