CLINICAL AND THERAPEUTICAL STUDY ON REPEAT BREEDER IN IRAQI BUFFALOES (BUBALUS BUBALIS)
The aim of this study for comparison between the effect of Lugol´s Iodine 0.5% and oxytetracycline 10% on treatment of repeat breeders buffaloes, related with improvement of reproductive parameters. Twenty -one repeat breeders Iraqi buffaloes aged between 4-6 years during July 2021-May 2022 diagnosed clinically in Al-Fudaylia village, Baghdad province and divided randomly into three equal groups (7 buffaloes for each one). The 1st group treated with Lugol´s Iodine 0.5% and the 2nd group treated with oxytetracycline 10%, both of them treated intrauterine (IU), while the 3rd group considered as control group (without treatment). The clinical findings improved that Lugol´s Iodine was recorded significantly (P<0.01) in all reproductive parameters include animal´s response, number of services/conception, pregnancy rate and days open compared with other groups. In conclusion of this study improved that the treatment of repeat breeders buffaloes by Lugol´s Iodine was effective and safe as well as reduction of days open and increase pregnancy rate. Keywords: Repeat Breeder, Buffaloes, Lugol’s Iodine, and Oxytetracycline.
Keywords: Repeat Breeder, Buffaloes, Lugol’s Iodine, and Oxytetracycline.