Reproduction Abstracts

Introduction: Postpartum dairy cows are susceptible to uterine infections that leading to poor fertility. During this period the uterine defence mechanisms were compromised by poor energy status and the preceding viral infections, e.g. bovine herpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4) resulting in uterine pathology initiated by microorganisms. BoHV-4 has been isolated from healthy cows and cows experienced with mastitis, metritis and endometritis worldwide.Methods:...

Introduction: Previous studies have proven the efficiency of GnRH for stimulating both the pulse and amplitude of LH releasing in buffaloes, but not study of kisspeptin efficiency.Materials and methods: There were three treatments: i) kisspeptin-10 (K-10; a single i.v. of 1000 pmol/kg b.w. dosage), ii) GnRH (a single i.m. injection of 10 μg/cow dosage), and iii) distilled water (DW; a 2 ml single i.v. injection). All six animals were treated and the...