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Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Twenty adult anoestrus cows aged between 6-10 years were selected for the experiment under field conditions. The cows were randomly divided into two groups of ten animals each. Group-1 cows received Duraprogen (17-a-hydroxy progesterone-0.25g/ml) @250mg i/m followed by injection of Progynon depot (Estradiol valerate-10mg/ml) @ 500 µ I/m after 48 hrs of hydroxyl progesterone injection, while group-2 cows were given deworming by a broad spectrum anthelmintic followed by the administration of trace minerals (Cyclomin-7, Pfizer Animals Health India Ltd.@ 1 bolus/cow/day) and vitamins (Injection Intavita-H, Intas Pharmaceutical for 28 days. The estrus was detected through visual observation in the morning and evening which was confirmed by rectal examination. The result indicated that 80% (8 cows) in group-2 and 60% (6 cows) in group-1 exhibited heat symptoms after the treatment. In group-2, 70% cows conceived following insemination while in group-1 only 50% cows could conceive.