STUDY ON GENITAL MICROBIOTA IN CYCLIC, ACYCLIC, ENDOMETRITIC AND PREGNANT BUFFALO
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2019
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Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology & Obstetrics College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University, Anand
Abstract
The genital microbiota was studied in vaginal secretions/aspirates/discharge
from infertile (anestrus, n=6; endometritic, n=6) buffaloes of village nearby Anand
and healthy cyclic (proestrus, estrus, metestrus, diestrus, n=5) as well as pregnant (3,
6 and 9 months; n=6 each) buffaloes of Reproductive Biology Research Unit, AAU,
Anand, with an aim (i) to identify the vaginal microorganisms based on routine
cultural and culture-independent (metagenomics) methods, (ii) to estimate hormones
(progesterone and estrogen), metabolites (total protein and total cholesterol) and
minerals (calcium and inorganic phosphorus) profiles, and (iii) to find out the
correlations of vaginal metabiota with plasma progesterone and estrogen levels.