INCIDENCE OF CERTAIN INFERTILITY PROBLEMS AMONG COWS AND BUFFALOES IN UPPER EGYPT

Document Type : Research article

Authors

Dept. of Obstetrics, Gynacology & A.1. Faculty of Vet. Med. Assiut University

Abstract

1. 1857 infertile cattle and buffaloes including 605 cows (50 heifers and 555 cows)
1252 buffaloes ( 160 heiters and 1094 buffaloes ) were studied from gynecological
p < /strong>oint of view in Assiut, Menia and Sohag p < /strong>rovinces. 2. The incidence of anoestrum was higher in buffaloes, cows and heifers ( 73.90% and
88.75%) than in cattle ( 49.9% and 54.0% ). 3 - Ovarian inactivity was the more frequent form of ancestrum in cattle and buffaloes.
The total incidence was higher in buffaloes (81.04%) than in cattle (74.73%). 4. Very low incidence of persistant CL was recorded in heifers(cattle and buffaloes),
while in cows it was higher (19.86% in cattle and 12.14 in buffaloes). 5- The incidence of silent heat was slightly higher in buffaloes than cattle. It was
higher in heifers than cows. 6- The incidence of rep < /strong>eat breeding syndrome was higher in buffaloe: cows than heifers.
The percentage of rep < /strong>eat breeding with ap < /strong>parent healthy genetalia was slightly higher in cows than heifers, while that with endometritis was higher in both cows and buffaloes in the three provinces than that with cervicitis only.