title: Responses of different doses of prostaglandin F(2) alpha on estrus induction, fertility and progesterone levels in subestrous buffaloes.
abstract: Responses of different doses of PGF(2) alpha (Lutalyse) on estrus induction, fertility, and progesterone levels were studied in buffaloes. Of the total 70 subestrous buffaloes, 71.0 percent (50) exhibited estrus and 44.0 percent (22) conceived to induced estrus with different doses of PGF(2) alpha. Serum progesterone levels were variable before treatment of PGF(2) alpha in subestrous buffaloes and ranged from 0.60 to 4.90 ng/ml. An abrupt decrease in progesterone levels was observed within 24 hours of treatment with 30 mg or 5.0 mg PGF(2) alpha given intramuscularly or by intrauterine fusion, respectively. Serum progesterone levels further decreased and were minimum or similar to those seen in spontaneous estrus (/ 0.5ng/ml) on day 2 to 5 or 6 after PGF(2) alpha treatment. Progesterone patterns further revealed that, in most of the buffaloes, corpora lutea were formed and were functional after the treatment. With 2.5 mg of PGF(2) alpha administered into the uterus, morphological regression of corpus luteum and progesterone were not adequate to induce estrus and ovulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Singh