Assessment of Suitable Fixed Timed Artificial Insemination Protocols for Therapeutic Management of Post-Partum Anestrous Cow in the Foothill of Eastern Himalaya

Subject Areas : Camel

U.  Boro ¹ (Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram, India)
D.  Talukdar ² (Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram, India)
F.A.  Ahmed ³ (Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram, India)
K.  Lalrintluanga ⁴ (Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram, India)
G.  Kalita ⁵ (Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram, India)
K.  Sarma ⁶ (Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram, India)
S.  Thakuria ⁷ (Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram, India)

Received: 2021-06-26 Accepted : 2022-03-15 Published : 2022-09-01

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