Plasma concentrations of testosterone and estrogen in emus during breeding season

Emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) are flightless birds that belong to the order ratite. They not only seasonal breeders but also monogamous. It is important understand reproductive cycle and hormones regulate their patterns of emus control breeding activity emu when reared under farmed conditions. Hence, an attempt was made study hormonal profile during pre-breeding, post seasons. Blood samples were collected from thirty apparently healthy (15 male 15 female) 5 6 years age different Plasma separated by centrifugation stored in aliquots at - 20 °C till further analysis. Hormones such as testosterone estradiol analysed using commercially available kits. The data subjected statistical analysis one way Anova. results indicated a significantly higher (p