FAILURE OF CONCEPTION IN NATIVE COWS AND BUFFALOES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SERUM PHOSPHORUS, CALCIUM AND COPPER

Document Type : Research article

Authors

Dept. of Obst. Gynaec. S A.1., Faculty of Vet. Med. Assiut university

Abstract

The role of serum p < /strong>hosphorus, calcium, and copper as a nutritional factors as well as Ca/P ratio were studied in native cows and buffaloes affected with failure of concep tion with or without clinical lesion (cervicitis and/or endometritis) at Assiut Pro vince. The results recorded in this work revealed a significant decrease in phosphorus and cop < /strong>per levels in animals affected with this group Ca/P ratio was noticed to be wider than normal. Serum calcium level showed no significant changes.