Volume 52(Issue1-4) 2018 > Hormonal stimulation and some risk factors studied to improve bovine pregnancy rate at the Coastal areas of Barisal district of Bangladesh
Paper ID: 2023101718
Bangladesh Veterenary Journal 52(Issue1-4) 2018 : 15-21

Research Article

Hormonal stimulation and some risk factors studied to improve bovine pregnancy rate at the Coastal areas of Barisal district of Bangladesh

Author(s): Ashit Kumar Paul1

SM Toufiqur Rahman2

1Department of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, P 2Department of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, P
Abstract - Hormonal treatment of cows at the coastal region of Barisal district of Bangladesh was performed to assess the improve- ment of pregnancy rate. A total of 100 cows and heifers with irregular history of cyclicity were selected randomly and divided into five treatment groups. The groups were A (treated with anthelmintic), B (treated with anthelmintic, vitamin ADE and multivitamin powder), C (treated with PGF2?), D (treated with GnRH) and E (treated with GnRH and PGF2?). Each group comprised of 20 animals. The age, breed and parity of experimental cows were considered during treatment. In the study, the cows treated with both GnRH and PGF2? (group E) showed significantly (p<0.05) higher estrus (80%) and pregnancy rate (60%) than that of group A, B, C and D. The overall estrus rates of local and crossbred cows were 64% and 70%, respectively and the pregnancy rates were 40 and 52%, respectively. The crossbred cows responded significantly (p<0.05) to hormonal treatment than that of local cows. Parity-2 cows showed higher estrus sign than that of other parities. However, the pregnancy rates were higher significantly (p<0.05) in parity-2 and parity ?4 cows than that of parity-0, parity-1 and parity-3 cows. The pregnancy rate was also found higher in case of 4 to <5 years old cows than that of 2 to <3, 3 to <4, 5 to <6, and ?6 years old. It may conclude that the hormonal regimen increases the pregnancy rate as well as decreases the undesired waiting of estrus and conception. Further study with more sample size will reveal the more effective treatment for cows at the coastal areas of Bangladesh.
Keywords - Bovine, Coastal area, hormonal, treatment
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