Research in reproductive physiology of the indigenous goat in Uganda

Oestrous cycles have been studied in mature does and pubertal animals of the small East African goat in a management system with peasant farmers in Uganda. Forty-seven percent (47%) of the cycles were of normal length of approximately three weeks. Thirty percent (30%) of the cycles were short being...

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Main Author: Katongole, C.B.
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: 1984
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70744
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description Oestrous cycles have been studied in mature does and pubertal animals of the small East African goat in a management system with peasant farmers in Uganda. Forty-seven percent (47%) of the cycles were of normal length of approximately three weeks. Thirty percent (30%) of the cycles were short being of a duration of two weeks or less. Twenty three percent (23%) of the cycles were very long being of duration of two cycles or higher multiples. These were deemed to be due to silent heat. The endocrinological basis of the variation of the reproductive cycles and the possible consequences of infertility have been discussed. In the doe acceptance of coitus during pregnancy has been found to be fairly common.
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spelling CGSpace707442023-02-15T13:14:36Z Research in reproductive physiology of the indigenous goat in Uganda Katongole, C.B. goats reproduction research oestrous cycle pregnancy birth weight multiple births Oestrous cycles have been studied in mature does and pubertal animals of the small East African goat in a management system with peasant farmers in Uganda. Forty-seven percent (47%) of the cycles were of normal length of approximately three weeks. Thirty percent (30%) of the cycles were short being of a duration of two weeks or less. Twenty three percent (23%) of the cycles were very long being of duration of two cycles or higher multiples. These were deemed to be due to silent heat. The endocrinological basis of the variation of the reproductive cycles and the possible consequences of infertility have been discussed. In the doe acceptance of coitus during pregnancy has been found to be fairly common. 1984 2016-02-08T09:02:41Z 2016-02-08T09:02:41Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70744 en Limited Access
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reproduction
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Katongole, C.B.
Research in reproductive physiology of the indigenous goat in Uganda
title Research in reproductive physiology of the indigenous goat in Uganda
title_full Research in reproductive physiology of the indigenous goat in Uganda
title_fullStr Research in reproductive physiology of the indigenous goat in Uganda
title_full_unstemmed Research in reproductive physiology of the indigenous goat in Uganda
title_short Research in reproductive physiology of the indigenous goat in Uganda
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topic goats
reproduction
research
oestrous cycle
pregnancy
birth weight
multiple births
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