Use of Placentrex to Augment Fertility in Repeat Breeder Cross Bred Cows
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2008
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Abstract
The study was conducted on 20 healthy, parous, cyclic cross bred cows which were brought to the
Gynaecological unit of Veterinary College and Research institute Hospital, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu-637
002 with the history of repeat breeding. They were randomly divided in to two groups of 10 animals each.
The first group was used as control and the second group was treated with l0 ml of placentrex,
intramuscularly. Both the groups were inseminated twice at 24 hours interval during estrus. The mean
duration of estrus was 28.90 :1: 0.4] and 24.70 i 0.32 h in control and placentrex administered groups,
respectively, which was significantly shorter (P< 0.05) in placentrex administered group when compared
with the control group.
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TNV_IJAR_2008_29(2)192-194
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Veterinary Science