Anterior pituitary gland fragments removed from female rats at various days of the oestrous cycle were perifused into small Biogel columns. After 2 hours stabilisation, the tissues were exposed at the beginning of each of five hours of perifusion to a volley of six 1-mi pulses of LHRH (10M1 8, given 4 min.apart. Pituitary glands removed during oestrus or met-oestrus showed little change in the ...

This paper reviews the current automation methods of oestrus detection in group housed sows and points out their limitations. Results from non-automated methods are also presented, in an effort to draw conclusions to assist in the development of new automatic methods. Automatic measurement of physical traits, e.g. body temperature, collect non-specific information but may be combined with activ...

OBJECTIVE We report a rare case of a 51-year-old woman with ocular and nasal infestation by Oestrus ovis. METHOD Clinical case report and review of current literature regarding nasal and ophthalmomyiasis. RESULTS Myiasis is infestation of the tissues and organs of vertebrates by certain dipteran fly larvae. Oestrus ovis myiasis is endemic in the region from North Africa to South Asia, but f...

Ucar O. , M. Kaya, S. Yildiz , F. Onder , M. Cenesiz , M. Uzun: Effect of Progestagen/PMSG Treatment for Oestrus Synchronization of Tuj Ewes to be Bred after the Natural Breeding Season. Acta Vet. Brno 74, 2005: 385-393. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin (PMSG) and progestagen sponge on oestrus synchronization of Tuj ewes mated after breedi...

Exponentially weighted moving average control charts and neural networks were used for oestrus detection in dairy cows. The analysis involved 373 cows, each with one verified oestrus event. Model inputs were the traits activity, measured by pedometer, and the period (days) since last oestrus. In total 10,386 records were available, which were partitioned into training and validation subsets to ...

Early detection of anomalies is an important issue in the management of group-housed livestock. In particular, failure to detect oestrus in a timely and accurate way can become a limiting factor in achieving efficient reproductive performance. Although a rich variety of methods has been introduced for the detection of oestrus, a more accurate and practical method is still required. In this pape...

The chemical profiles of vaginal fluid collected from cows in oestrus and nonoestrus were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to establish any qualitative differences that might have potential value in bovine biocommunication. Eight different organic compounds were detected using the two chromatograms. The chemical profiles of oestrus vaginal fluid were distinguished signif...

Treatment of female mice with bromocriptine on Day 1 or 3 of pregnancy induced many of the females to return to oestrus. The incidence of extended cycles (7--10 days) and pseudopregnancies following this return to oestrus was significantly higher than in unmated control females. These observations are consistent with the existence of a 'mnemonic' component of the luteotrophic system in the mouse.

The objective of the present study was to determine whether oestrous detection with the help of oestrous detection aids during the Heatsynch without timed AI protocol is equally effective with the progesterone-combined protocol in dairy heifers. A total of 148 heifers were randomly assigned to one of the two groups. A group of heifers treated with Heatsynch with heat detection aids (n = 72) rec...

Control of oestrus in dog and cat can be divided into 2 parts, contraception and induction of oestrus and ovulation. For contraception, either dog or cat is operated by hormonal applications in the same way. Progestins have been used for a long time to postpone estrus with their major side effects. Nowadays, other hormonal remedies become more accepted such as a long term implants of GnRH agoni...