This review emphasizes the fundamental aspects of follicle development and also the usefulness of reproductive hormones and some clinical applications for manipulation of oestrous cycle, oestrus behavior and the ovulation rate in mares.

Effect of Azadirachta indica leaf extracts on duration of oestrous cycle of adult rats was studied. The extract (200 mg/kg) induced cornified phase of the cycle which persisted till the last day of treatment. Possible reasons behind the results are discussed.

Due to declining dairy cow fertility rates, there is great interest in developing tools for oestrus detection. Compounds in the volatile profile of oestrous cows are suggested as oestrus-specific, but consistent results have not been presented. Certain haematophagous arthropods can discriminate stages of the mammalian reproductive cycle based on host volatiles. This study investigated whether t...

objective: considering the importance of integrin molecules in the implantation and lack of sufficient information in the expression pattern of these molecules in various phases of estrous cycle. it seemed to be necessary to investigate these molecules in mouse endometrial during the various phases of oestrous cycle. materials and methods: female nmri mice (n=15) aged 6-8 weeks were studied. v...