CERVICAL MUCUS CHARACTERISTICS DURING NATURAL AND INDUCED ESTRUS IN CROSS BREED COWS

Abstract

Present study was conducted to compare cervical mucus characteristics viz.Quantity,
appearance, spinnbarkeit value and consistency, between natural and induced estrus
crossbred cows. It was observed that naturally exhibited and induced cow there is
markdifference between discharges of cervical mucus membrane. Quantity is copious in
about 60&54% in natural and induced cow respectively and cervical mucus discharge at the
time of A.I.was clear in 73% and 61% of animals in natural and induced estrus,
respectively.Maximum number of animals in both natural and induced estrus (75% & 79%,
respectively) showed spinnbarkeit value of cervical mucusin the range of 0-8cm, followed by
8-16, 16-24 and >24cm. Consistency in estrus period for most of the natural and induced
estrus animals (56% and 53%, respectively) showed thin mucus consistency followed by
moderate and thick consistency.