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 c...

GÂFVELS, M. 1987. Blood flow and metabolism in the corpus luteum of the rat. In vivo and in vitro studies on the ovarian luteal and follicular compartment of the rat. Umeå University Medical Dissertations, New Series no I8 6. ISSN 03^6-6612. Department of Physiology, University of Umeå, S-9OI 87 Umeå, Sweden. The ovary undergoes cyclic changes in follicular growth and luteogenesis due to the ac...