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Comparison of changes in peripheral plasma inhibin in relation to estrous cycle between cows and buffaloes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

S. Mondal ,
B. S. Prakash  and
P. Palta
S. Mondal
Affiliation:
National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Adugodi, Bangalore - 560 030, India
B. S. Prakash
Affiliation:
National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana - 132 001, India
P. Palta
Affiliation:
National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana - 132 001, India
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Lower reproductive efficiency of buffalo than that of cattle hampers efficient utilization of tropical buffaloes. Heat detection in buffaloes poses problem because overt signs in buffaloes are of less intense and of shorter duration than in cattle. Moreover, buffalo tends to exhibit overt signs during night or early morning and most farmers are ignorant of physical signs of estrus. Inhibin, a glycoprotein hormone produced by ovarian granulosa cells, suppresses production and / or secretion of FSH through negative feedback effect at pituitary level (Burger, 1992). There is no information available on comparison of peripheral plasma inhibin profiles in Sahiwal cows and Murrah buffaloes reared under identical feeding and management condition. The present study was, therefore, designed to compare inhibin profiles in Sahiwal cows and Murrah buffaloes reared under tropical condition.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2001 , 2001 , pp. 221
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2001

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