The study was conducted in 20 HF crossbred pluriparous cows in late pregnancy to determine the impact of trace mineral supplementation on immune status, post-partum reproductive health and fertility of dairy cows in addition to milk hygiene and neonatal calf vitality. The cows were randomly allocated either group: control (I, n=10) or supplement (II, n=10, fed chel...

Exogenous progesterone implants were evaluated in cattle with an extended postpartum anestrus interval (>70 days) with four standard hormonal protocols (Gr. I: Crestar implant + Crestar injection + eCG 600 IU; Gr. II: CIDR implant + eCG 600 IU; Gr. III: TRIU-B implant + eCG 600IU; and Gr. IV: P4 Sponge + eCG 600 IU n=10 each) and were compared with 10 untreated ane...

The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of repeat breeding and its associated risk factors in unorganized dairy sector and the effectiveness of the various treatment regimens used in the treatment of repeat breeding (RB). Additionally, the blood biochemical profile and antioxidant assay of the repeat breeder cows were also analyzed before and af...

The present study was undertaken at Division of V.G.O., F.V.Sc & A.H, SKUAST-J, R.S. Pura, Jammu in collaboration with CABS, Hakkal, Jammu The main objective of this study was to ascertain the effects of different antioxidants (Ascorbic acid, Vitamin-E, Cysteine, Taurine, BHT and Trehalose) on cryopreservation of semen. Semen samples from cattle bull were used to e...

Superovulatory response and embryo recovery was evaluated in 39 donor ewes using FSH in six decreasing dose schedule in four groups (Group I: FSH 80 mg + eCG 200 IU, n=11; Group II: FSH 80 mg + eCG 200 IU + hCG @500IU, n=9; Group III: FSH 100 mg + eCG 200 IU, n=10; and Group IV: FSH 100 mg + eCG 200 IU + hCG @500IU, n=9). Surgical embryo collection and transfer was...

The present study was conducted to examine the follicular status, effect of oocyte harvesting techniques along with quantitative and qualitative assessment of follicular oocytes retrieved from abattoir derived sheep ovaries. Ovaries were collected from Municipal slaughter house, Jammu in three distinct seasons viz. winter, summer and rainy. Significantly higher (P<...

The present study was designed to investigate the effects of hCG (Chorulon®, 1500 I.U.) administration on day 4 (Group 2), 5 (Group 3), 6 (Group 4) and 7 (Group 5) of the estrous cycle, inducing formation of accessory corpus luteum, thus preventing early embryonic mortality due to possible luteal insufficiency, monitoring the size of preovulatory follicle (day 0), ...

The study was conducted to assess the prevalence of periparturient complications; immuno-prophylactic effect of levamisole in limiting periparturient complications and neonatal calf mortality; efficacy of immunomodulators in enhancing postpartum fertility and milk hygiene; and to study impact of human-animal interactions on performance of dairy cows. Retrospective ...