Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Cervical Mucus in Repeat Breeder Crossbred Cows Following Ceftiofur Therapy
Harshad Chaudhary
Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, India.
Keshav *
Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, M. B. Veterinary College, Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India.
Ravindra Jadav
Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, M. B. Veterinary College, Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India.
Sachin Kalaswa
Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, India.
Vipul Solanki
Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, India.
Vinod Kumar Sharma
Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present study was carried out to investigate physio-biochemical attributes of cervical mucus following treatment of repeat breeder crossbred cows (HF×K) with ceftiofur crystalline free acid @ 6.6 mg/kg body weight administer separately in two groups of cows through intramuscular (Group-I) and subcutaneous route (Group-II). Each group included 15 repeat breeder cows whose selection was random and based on history of conception failure, gyneco-clinical observation of genitalia and number of artificial insemination per conception. The findings envisaged higher percentage of thick consistency (53.33%) and cloudy colored cervical mucus (93.33%) which returned to their normal characteristics of thin and clear type at post-treatment oestrus in both groups (60.00 and 80.00 %, Group-I; 66.67 and 93.33%, Group-II). The calcium and inorganic phosphorus contents of cervical mucus were significantly higher (p<0.05) at post-treatment oestrus in repeat breeders of Group-I and II whereas total cholesterol declined following treatment (24.05±1.85 and 23.45±1.91 mg/dl) then pre-treatment values (31.12±2.68 and 35.40±4.74 mg/dl) in two groups of repeaters but difference was significant only in Group-I. On the other hand, cervical mucus concentration of sodium, potassium and acid phosphates decreased while total lipids and alkaline phosphatase increased non-significantly at post-treatment oestrus in repeat breeder cows of both groups.
It is concluded from the finding that ceftiofur therapy of repeat breeder cows was beneficial to restore normalcy of physio-biochemical properties of cervical mucus in both groups.
Keywords: Cervical mucus, ceftiofur, repeat breeder, crossbred cow