Abstract

Identification of Heat Period through the Pheromonal Compounds in the Urine of Malaimadu,Bos indicus

Author(s): Balaji Sundara Mahalingam and Ramalakshmi Karuppiah

Early oestrus and pregnancy detection are the major challenging issues in farm animals. Also some other problems like irregular or prolonging of the oestruscycle, anoestrus, fighting behavior among young ones, mother-young bond, unmotivated males, and poor farm animal management including stress are considered to bethreatening factor. The present investigation aimed to address the detection of heat period in the malaimadu, Bos indicusby studying the urinary pheromonal compounds during the different cycles of oestrus by analytical and molecular validation and electrophoretic profiling. We found significant results by identifying peculiar pheromonalcompounds released by the experimental animal in the oestrus urine.

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