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The retrospective analysis of clinical attributes and incidence of uterine torsion was worked out from the last ten year's records, from 2012-21, maintained at the Veterinary Clinical Complex of the institute in Gujarat (India). The overall incidence of uterine torsion was 14.17 %, with a higher occurrence in pluriparous (63.89%) compared to primiparous goats (36.11%). The majority of goats suffered from postcervical torsion (77.78%) than that of pre-cervical torsion (22.22%), whereas the degree of torsion, <180 and >180 vis-a-vis direction of uterine rotation either to the right or left, distributed equally. Goats carried single kid (97.22%) had significantly (P<0.01) higher incidences of uterine torsion than those carried twins (2.78%). From the present study, it is concluded that uterine torsion prevailed in 14.17 % of goats to cause dystocia and was abundant post-cervical in location with higher incidence associated with singleton pregnancies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study was conducted to determine the hormonal profile and fertility response in prolonged estrus affected repeat breeder crossbred cows by using modified ovsynch protocol. Total 20 crossbred cows, not conceiving even after more than four services were selected from the semi-arid area of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. They were divided into two equal groups: Group-I (n=10) - cows with prolonged estrus period (> 28 hrs) and Group-II (n = 10) - cows with normal estrus period (18 to 28 hrs). The animals of both groups were treated with modified ovsynch protocol using double dose of GnRH (@ 20 µg) starting from 5th day of estrous cycle. The blood was collected on day 0, 7th, 9th and 25th (15th day post-FTAI) of the treatment for determination of plasma progesterone and estradiol hormones. The conception rates in group I and II were 60 and 70%, respectively. The cows with prolonged estrus had non-significantly higher mean plasma progesterone (3.51 ± 0.45 vs 2.97 ± 0.38 ng/ml) and lower estradiol (44.36 ± 1.74 vs 54.56 ± 2.49 pg/ml) as compared to normal estrus cows on day 0 of protocol. The progesterone levels were significantly (p < 0.05) higher on day 7th (day of PG injection) and 9th (day of second GnRH injection) of protocol in prolonged estrus cows than normal estrus group. The plasma estradiol concentration was significantly (p < 0.05) lower at all the periods in prolonged estrus cows than those of normal estrus group, except on 25th day. In repeat breeding cows with prolonged estrus, the plasma progesterone concentration was significantly higher on day 25 (day 15 post-AI) of treatment in conceived as compared to non-conceived cows, whereas in normal estrus cows, there was no significant difference. While, estradiol concentration was significantly lower in conceived than non-conceived cows in both the groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study was conducted to determine the biochemical profile and fertility response in repeat breeder crossbred cows having normal and prolonged estrus by using ovsynch protocol. Total 20 crossbred cows, not conceiving even after more than four services were selected from the semi-arid area of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. They were divided into two equal groups: Group-I (n=10) - cows with prolonged estrus period (>28 hrs) and Group-II (n = 10) - cows with normal estrus period (18 to 28 hrs). The animals of both groups were treated with ovsynch protocol starting from 5th day of estrous cycle using GnRH-PG-GnRH (20, 500 and 20 µg) on day 0, 7 and 9 with FTAI on day 10. The blood was collected on day 0, 7th, 9th, and 25th (15th day post-FTAI) of the treatment to determine plasma glucose, total protein and total cholesterol. Pre-treatment mean duration of estrus in Group-I and Group-II cows was 84.60 ± 5.35 and 25.60 ± 2.79 hrs, respectively, and it declined significantly (p < 0.05) following ovsynch treatment (39.80 ± 5.56 hrs) in Group-I, although estrous cycle lengths were identical in both the groups. The conception rates in group I and II were 60 and 70%, respectively. The cows with prolonged estrus had significantly lower mean blood glucose concentration than those with normal estrus, and the level was also significantly lower on day 9th (induced estrus) in both the groups. The plasma total protein concentration was significantly lower on 0, 9th, and 25th day in Group-I than in Group-II. A non-significant difference existed for protein levels within the conceived crossbred cows, whereas the difference was significant within non-conceived crossbred cows. The overall plasma cholesterol concentration was nonsignificantly higher in Group-I than the Group-II. Blood glucose, plasma protein and plasma total cholesterol concentrations differed non-significantly between the conceived and non-conceived crossbred cows at all periods in both the groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]