Studies on the Effect of Lugol’s Iodine on Reproductive Efficiency of Dairy Cattle
Published: 2011-03-25
Page: 33-36
Issue: 2011 - Volume 1 [Issue 2]
Prabhat Pandey
Department of Veterinary Science, Jharkhand Government, Jharkhand, India;
Akhilesh Pandey *
College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur, M. P., India;
A. K. Sinha
Ranchi Veterinary College, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India;
B. Singh
Ranchi College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present investigation was conducted to study the effect of intra uterine infusion of 20 ml Lugol’s iodine (0.25 %) on day 5 (Group I; n= 18), day 17 (Group II n= 17) on reproductive performance as compared to untreated animals (Group III; n= 18). The average inter estrus interval in the animals in treatment group I (14.12 ± 0.396 days) was significantly (P<0.01) shorter than group II (23.93 ± 0.330 days) and control group III (20.93 ± 0.870 days). The average duration (days) for first postpartum fertile estrus was shortest (88.93 ± 10.053 days) in group I, followed by group II (106.46 ± 8.743 days) and control group III (113.72 ± 7.131 days). The number of artificial insemination (A.I.) required per conception was observed to be only 1.38 in group I while the values were 1.50 and 1.91 for group II and III, respectively.
Keywords: Lugol's iodine, interestrus interval, conception rate, fertile estrus;