1Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Animal Husbandry Department, Jammu and Kashmir
2Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu-180 009
3Professor (Retd.), Department of Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex
4Dean, College of Veterinary Science
Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University, Ludhiana-141 004
Online published on 21 January, 2019.
Out of dystocia affected Murrah buffaloes subjected to fetotomy operation (n=40), one group of 20 buffaloes was administered a) Oxytocin (50IU I/M) immediately and 4h after fetotomy, b) Prostaglandin F2α (500μg I/M on d7 and d21 postpartum), and c) GnRH (buserlin acetate @ 20μg I/M) on day 28 postpartum. The second group of 20 animals subjected to fetotomy were not administered any test medication. The third group consisting of 10 normally calving buffalo served as control. The buffaloes of frist group had improved uterine health, ovarian rebound and became pregnant in lesser time than others. In brief, administration of ecbolics and GnRH in early postpartum period hastens uterine involution and improves reproductive efficiency of dystocia affected buffaloes.
Buffalo, Ecbolics, Fetotomy, GnRH, Involution, PGF2α, Postpartum
