The Value of Cyclical Saliva Crystallization Patterns for the Prediction of Buffaloes Pregnancy Status. | ||
| Journal of Animal and Poultry Production | ||
| Article 4, Volume 8, Issue 9, September 2017, Pages 363-365 PDF (372.05 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jappmu.2017.46006 | ||
| Authors | ||
| M. M. M. Kandiel* 1; H. M. Badr2; M. E. Lasheen2; M. H. Eldawy2 | ||
| 1Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Prediction of reproductive status by a simple, non-invasive and applicable procedure is greatly desirable. Saliva sampling is a simple and low-cost process. The purpose of this study was to assess the value of saliva crystallization patterns (SCP) for the prediction of pregnancy in buffalo cows. A total number of 160 saliva samples were collected from twenty buffaloes from Day 0 to 45 post-breeding. The following types of crystallization have been discriminated; none, dotted, branch-like, fir-like, fern-like and mixtures of them. Pregnancy was affirmed ultrasonographically at 25-30 days after breeding. Accordingly, the animals were allotted into pregnant (n=12) and non-pregnant (n=8) groups. Saliva crystallization patterns varied during the post-insemination period between pregnant and non-pregnant animals. The peak incidence of the saliva ferning patterns mainly branch-like pattern at Days 20-25 and 28, and the fern-like pattern at days 15-28 post-breeding could be used as an indicator for pregnant and non-pregnant buffaloes, respectively. In conclusion, SCP is a non-invasive promising diagnostic technique could help to verify early pregnancy at 15-28 days and to reduce the number of the opened buffalo cows. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Arborisation; crystalline patterns; ferning; pregnancy Diagnosis; reproductive cycle | ||
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