OBSERVATION WITH BODY CONDITION SCORE, VAGINAL CYTOLOGY AND VULVAL BIOMETRY IN OVSYNCH-TREATED COWS
LEIGH, O.O & SADIQ, A.A.
Date : 2016-06-14 Volume : 8

Relations between nutrition and reproduction are complex. Body condition scoring and energy balance are closely related. Reproductive failures have been associated with poor body conditions in animals. This study investigated the interaction of body condition scores (BCS) with exfoliated vaginal cell pattern, and vulva biometry, in twenty White Fulani cows grouped equally according to their BCS (i.e. 4 and 6). There were also two subgroups in each BCS. The cows were treated using standard Ovsynch protocol. Parameters were evaluated throughout the entire length of Ovsynch protocol. The differences in vaginal exfoliates between subgroups in each BCS, as well as vulva diameters between BCS were not significant (P>0.05). The differences between cow groups with BCS=4 and BCS=6 for parabasal cell (i.e. 37.05±3.51 and 38.05±4.64), respectively was not also significant (P>0.05), while for intermediate cell (i.e. 27.20±2.18 and 16.35±1.34), and superficial cell (i.e. 35.85±3.04 and 45.40±4.69), respectively were significant (P<0.05). We conclude that BCS affected pattern of vaginal exfoliates, but not changes in vulva diameters. 1463062964.php