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Oestrus behaviour in female mithun (Bos.frontalis)

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Title Oestrus behaviour in female mithun (Bos.frontalis)
 
Creator Ahmed, F A
Baishya, N
Bujarbarua, K M
Deka, B C
Goswami, B K
Sarmah, B C
 
Subject Behaviour; Mithun; Oestrus
 
Description A study was carried out to record the different signs of oestrus in female mithun, The behavioural signs of oestrus manifested were sniffing ofvulva by bulls (91.30%), standing to be mounted by bulls (91.30%), frequent urination (82.61 %), allowing chin resting by bulls (82.61 %), restlessness (65.22%), bellowing (56.52%), seeking company of other animals (56.52%), licking body of other animals (47.83%), mountingherclmates (26.09%), and loss ofappetite (8.70%). The physical signs observed were hyperemia of vulvar mucous membrane (100%), oedema of vulva (82.61 %), discharge of genital mucus (78.26%) and foam in mouth (30.43%). However, all the above mentioned symptoms of oestrus in female mithun were not as intense as in cattle. 
 
Publisher Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture
 
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Date 2011-03-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/4342
 
Source The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences; Vol 76, No 9 (2006)
0367-8318
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/4342/1683
 
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