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those havin! follicles 6 and above (n=12) were administered once'only at

tire time of lowest VER irrespective of the estrual onset (Group B). The
overall mean VER in superovulated cows at estrus and 12 hrs later was
3.1 .1 10.68 and 30.0 t 1.27 1.29 ohms whereas in normal estrus cows the

corresponcling VER was 30.0 t 0.62 and 29.2 ! 1.29 ohms. The effect of
number of follicles and :cofpofd lutea on VER is tabulated and was non
significant (P<0.01) showing that VER is lowered in response to estrus
onset but not affected by the number'of follicles. The overall mean embryo
recoveries in group A and B were 3.8 t 0.52 and 5.53 t 0.80 which were
rronsrgnificarrtly different. Group A had less number of transferrable embryos
and more numDer of unfertilized ova. lt can be concluded that the number of
{olliclos/cori)ora ltrtea does not affect the VER and that single insemination
of superovLrlated cows at lowest VER improves the embryo quality and
rccovery rates.

22. BASFI-INE VAGINAL ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE IN RATHI COWS

S. S. Sharma, R.S. Meena, G. N. Purohit and Mahesh Datt

Dept. of Obst. & Gynaecology,Cv & AS, Bikaner - 334001 (Rai.)

To asses the changes in vaginal electrical resistance in Rathi cows

during estrus cycle stages the baseline vagi.nal electrical resistance (VER)
was studied in 156 Rathi cows in relqtion to the ovarian structures and
estrus cycle stage. The cows were palpated rectogenitally lor 2 days at 'an
rnterval of 12 hrs and the vaginal electrical resistance recorded using
commercially available vaginal resistance probe (Heat Detector foi cattle,
Hauptner, Germany). The VER according to the structure palpable on the
ovaries were grouped accordingly. The VER (Mean t SE) when there was a
presence of a regressing"CL (n=6), Smooth ovaries (n=4) was 43.75 t 0.47,
whereas when there wad presence of developing graafian follicle (n=6),
mature CL (n=36) and regressing CL and developing graafian follicel (n=10)
was 43.50 i. 0.92, 55.86 r 0.57 , 32.68 + 0.46, 41.26 t 1.17, 43.50 t 0.92'
31.OZ r'0.41 and 43.20 r 0.64 Ohms respectively. A clear cut low VER with
the presence of a developing or mature graafian folicle was seen. VER was
significantly higher with the presence of ovulated follicle and developing or
mature CL. The results suggest that VER is related and can give'a true
pic.ture of estrus in Rathi cows.
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