SERUM BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES DURING ESTRUS IN BUFFLO-COWS AND THEIR RELATION TO CONCEPTION

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The present study was carried out on 14 non p < /strong>regnant regular cycling lactating healthy buffalo-cows. They aged 4-7 years and gave from 2-5 births. Each buffalo-cow came in estrus was subjected to natural service at the suitable time by a sound good fertile buffalo bull and isolated for 60 days till rectal palp < /strong>ation was performed for p < /strong>regnancy diagnosis. During estrus blood samples were taken and serum total protein, albumin, globulin, A/G ratio, total cholesterol, calcium and phosphorus were estimated for each animal. By rectal palp < /strong>ation for pregnancy diagnosis 7 buffaloes were found pregnant and another seven were confirmed non pregnant. Serum analysis proved a significant differences between concentrations of total protein, Globulin, calcium, p < /strong>hosphorus and C/P ratio at estrus and conception while albumin, A/G ratio, total cholesterol showed no relationship with conception.

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