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Fern Pattern of Cervico-Vaginal Mucus in Relation to Fertility in Crossbred Cows and Heifers

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D. Ningwal — Department of Veterinary Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP), India
S.P. Nema — Department of Veterinary Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP), India
S. Kumar — Department of Veterinary Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP), India
A. Kushwah — Department of Veterinary Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP), India
M. Shivhare — Department of Veterinary Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP), India
Published 8 Apr 2018 Vol. 13 No. 4 (2018), pp. 46-48 ● Open access
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Abstract

This study was carried out on crossbred cows and heifers 20 each belonging to Dairy farm of the College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H. Mhow and clinical cases of progressive farmers brought for AI to the Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex and at the doorstep of farmers in nearby villages. The cervico-vaginal mucus (CVM) samples were collected from the animals at oestrus before AI and were immediately evaluated for physical properties particularly fern pattern. Pregnancy was confirmed by rectal palpation after 2 months of insemination. Physical profile revealed that the variations in per cent incidence of typical, atypical and nil fern patterns of CVM samples were highly significant (P<0.01) in both the groups of conceived and non-conceived cows and heifers. 

KeywordsCrossbred cowsHeifersEstrusCervico-vaginal mucusFern pattern

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