Title of article
Prominent Signs of Oestrus in the West African Dwarf Goat
Author/Authors
Kenfack، a نويسنده Department of Animal Productions, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon , , Ngoula، f نويسنده Department of Animal Productions, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon , , Yombi-Malonga، j.p نويسنده General Delegation of Scientific and Technologic Research, Brazzaville, Congo , , Tendonkeng، f نويسنده Department of Animal Productions, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon , , Defang، h.f نويسنده Department of Animal Productions, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon , , Eba-Yoka، r نويسنده Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Brazzaville, Congo , , Togola، d نويسنده Institute of Rural Economy, Bamako, Mali , , Pamo Tedonkeng، e نويسنده Department of Animal Productions, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon ,
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2013
Pages
5
From page
791
To page
795
Abstract
In order to study the signs of œstrus in the West African Dwarf goat, 28 non pregnant females younger than 24 months of age were used. Most of them (94.7%) had waggled the tail during heat. The frequency of mic-turition was higher in the presence of the male. The swelling of the vulva was observed in 68.4% of goats in heat. The cervico-vaginal mucus was significantly (P?0.05) abundant and elastic during œstrus. The dura-tion of œstrus was 1.91 ± 0.07 day and increased with the female age. Signs of heat were less prominent in younger than in older females. Behavioural changes, vulva appearance and the characteristics of cervico-vaginal mucus can be used as criteria for detection of œstrus in the West African Dwarf goat.
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Applied Animal Science
Serial Year
2013
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Applied Animal Science
Record number
963075
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