Controlled Breeding Techniques for Enhancing Reproductive Performance of Buffaloes.

The experiment was carried out in milk shed areas of Panchamrut dairy on 23 postpartum buffaloes, 16 true anoestrus and 7 normal cyclic under field condition with to evaluate their response to CIDR and Ovsynch protocol by monitoring estrus induction rate, conception rate and plasma progesterone profile following time interval post-treatment/AI. CIDR protocol was found to be better in improving conception rate (66.66 vs. 57.14%) in true anoestrus buffaloes. In general, both the protocols improve conception rates and plasma progesterone level in anoestrus buffaloes, though there was no significant infiuence on plasma protein and cholesterol profile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]