Journal of Animal Research

  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 1

Use of Homeopathic Medication for Treatment of Underdeveloped Genetalia in Heifers - A Field Level Study

  • Author:
  • D. Jahangirbasha, B. Bhagavantappa, B. Ravindra, H. Girish, H. Siddalingswamy
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 35 to 38

Dept of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College, Bidar, India

Abstract

The study was carried out in 150 heifers; out of them 90 were buffalo heifers and 60 were cow heifers with an average age of 3–4 years. They were presented with a chief compliant of not conceiving. On clinical observations all heifers were having smaller size of external and internal gentiles and they were under weight. They were diagnosed as underdeveloped gentiles and treated with homeopathic medicines. On an average one month after the treatment the 120 heifers started showing the signs of estrus and immediately they were bred with artificial insemination and later they got conceived. The 24 heifers shown the signs of estrus in second cycle and they got conceived after insemination. However 6 heifers could not responded to treatment and advised for culling. It was observed in this study that homeopathic medication used for treatment of underdeveloped genitals can be an alternative treatment for initiating non functional ovaries to functional.

Keywords

Heifer, Homeopathic treatment, repeatbreeding