title: Body size and pelvic area relationships at puberty and two-month-pregnancy in buffalo - heifers.
abstract: The relationships among body weight, height at hook bone, height at pin bone, hip width, rump length, pin width and pelvic area were estimated in puberal (n=50) and two-month pregnant (n=35) Murrah buffalo-heifers. In both types, significant correlations (P angle0.10) existed among all measurements studied. Averages for pelvic area at puberty and two-month pregnancy were 285.05 and 302.00 sq. cm, respectively. At the time of parturition, no buffalo heifer exhibited dystocia due to narrow pelvic opening.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Veterinary Science Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004 India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Sharma