Higher antral follicular count is associated with body weight in peri-pubertal Murrah buffalo heifers

K M KAVYA; R K SHARMA; A JEROME; S K PHULIA; I SINGH

doi:10.56093/ijans.v89i5.90016

Authors

K M KAVYA Veterinary officer, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, Haryana 125 001 India
R K SHARMA Principal Scientist, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, Haryana 125 001 India
A JEROME Scientist, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, Haryana 125 001 India
S K PHULIA Principal Scientist, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, Haryana 125 001 India
I SINGH Director, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, Haryana 125 001 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v89i5.90016

Keywords:

Antral follicular count, Anti-MÃ¼llerian hormone, Body weight, Buffalo, Heifer

Abstract

AMH had no correlation with AFC and BW, but AFC was correlated with BW in high antral follicular group heifers. Furthermore, this study shows that AMH exhibited a trend with AFC in peri-pubertal buffalo heifers.

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