VAGINAL EXFOLIATIVE CYTOLOGY DURING NORMAL AND INDUCED ESTRUM IN NONDESCRIPT GOATS (CAPRA HIRCUS) - A COMPARATIVE STUDY
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2020-03
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The study was conducted in does maintained at the Goat Breeding unit of Post Graduate Research Institute in Animal Sciences, Kattupakkam.
Thirty parous, healthy and cycling does weighing 20-30 kg were utilized for this study. Transrectal ultrasonography was carried out to eliminate
pregnancy and to assess the ovarian status of non-pregnant does. Does with evidence of corpus luteum in the ovary indicating cyclicity were randomly
divided into three groups of ten each. The does in group I were subjected to Vaginal Exfoliative Cytology (VEC) once in two days until the onset of estrus
by visual observation and thereafter twice daily till the end of estrum. In group II, Does were administered with a single total dose of 125 μg of Inj. Pragma,
intramuscularly and VEC was done in all the does from the start of treatment twice daily until the end of estrum. In group III, Does were subjected to
intravaginal insertion of TRIU C® and retained in situ for seven days and VEC was performed at the time of insertion. One day before the withdrawal (6th
day), an intramuscular injection of 50 μg of Inj. Pragma was administered and on the seventh day, TRIU C® was removed, VEC was performed using
Leishman stain starting from the time of withdrawal of the device twice daily until the end of estrus and the results are discussed.
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TNV_HV_2020_59(SI)20-22
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Veterinary Science