Cervico-vaginal mucus properties of estrus in cows using different estrus synchronization protocols
Abstract
Total 50 cross bred cows with postpartum breeding period of more than 60 days were synchronized using different estrus synchronization protocols viz. plain CIDR, CIDR+PGF2α, Ovsynch and CIDR+Ovsynch. In the study, conception rates in cows in control, plain CIDR, CIDR+PGF2α, Ovsynch and CIDR+Ovsynch protocol groups including three cycles were 70, 40, 70, 60 and 70% respectively. The overall conception rate in cows including all five groups was found to be 62.00%.
Keywords
Cervico-vaginal mucus, Cross bred cows, Estrus synchronization, Intra-vaginal, Sponges