ASSESSMENT OF RECTAL PALPATION AS A TECHNIQUE FOR THE DETECTION OF CORPORA LUTEA AND ESTIMATION OF THE STAGE OF PREGNANCY IN ZEBU COWS

Twenty eight multiparous Bunaji cows were used to evaluate rectal palpation as a technique for identifying the presence or absence of corpora lutea (CL) and estimating stage pregnancy in Zebu cows. Overall correlations (85.7%) between rec tal p alpa­tion findings progesterone (P4) levels more than non-correlations (14.3%). Correlations CL diagnosis lack 78.8% 88.4% respectively. Estimation by corre­lated with stages based on calving dates 77.1, 55.6 60.9% cases during first, second third trimesters pregnancy, In general, was reliable method detecting