Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: AAU: Addis Ababa University; AFC: Age at First Calving; AFS: Age at First Service; CFT: Complement Fixation Test; CI: Calving Interval; CVMA: College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture; NSC: Number of Services per Conception; PGF2α: Prostaglandin F2 Alpha; PPA: Post-Partum Anoestrus; RBPT: Rose Bengal Plate Test; RP: Retained Plac...

141 In-Vitro Contractions of Pregnant Rat Myometrium Pretreated with Oxytocin: Comparison of Various Combinations of Uterotonic Agents Abstract Type: Original Research Mrinalini Balki, M.B., B.S., M.D.; Magda Erik-Soussi, M.Sc.; John Kingdom, M.D.; Jose CA Carvalho, M.D., Ph.D. Mount Sinai Hospital, University of TorontoType: Original Research Mrinalini Balki, M.B., B.S., M.D.; Magda Erik-Souss...

INTRODUCTION Elevated circulating non-esterified fatty acids including oleic acid (OA) are associated with many pregnancy related complications. Prostaglandins (PGs) play crucial roles during parturition. We investigated the effect of OA supplementation on PG production using an in vitro model of ovine placenta. METHODS Maternal endometrium (ME) and fetal allantochorion (FC) were collected in...

Prehypertension is a risk factor for atherosclerosis. We investigated alterations in plasma metabolites that are associated with prehypertension. A group of 53 individuals was identified who remained within the range of prehypertension during repeated measurements in a 3-year period. This group was compared with the control group of 53 normotensive subjects who were matched for age and gender. ...

Twenty-four postpartum Sahiwal cows that did not show oestrus upto 85 days postpartum were randomly divided into two equal groups, A and B. Group A cows were injected 2 ml Prostavet injection containing 5 mg Etiproston, a synthetic analogue of PGF2α (Virbac, France) intramuscularly at day 85 postpartum on chronological basis of calving dates without palpation. A second injection was given 11 da...

Penelitian ini bertujuan membuat pemodelan untuk diagnosis repeat breeding (RB) pada sapi aceh berdasarkan intensitas estrus, profil hormonal, biokimia darah, dan jumlah infeksi bakteri saluran uterus. Hewan yang digunakan penelitian adalah 16 ekor terdiri atas 7 fertil 9 RB, berumur 3-8 tahun dengan skor kondisi tubuh (BCS) 3-4. Seluruh RB dilakukan sinkronisasi estrus menggunakan hormon PGF2α...