Levels of calcium and magnesium in cervico-vaginal mucus in Jersey cows during oestrous and early pregnancy
1986
Arya, S.P. | Jain, Y.C. (Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishva Vidyalaya, Solan (India). Dept. of Animal Sciences)
Cervico-vaginal mucus collected from pregnant and non-pregnant (cycled normally but failed to conceive) Jersey cows differed significantly in the concentration of calcium and magnesium. Concentration of Ca (mg/100 ml) was lower during oestrus phase (9.48 in pregnant and 13.16 in non-pregnant) than in nonoestrus phase (28.37 in pregnant and 21.87 in non-pregnant). The positive state of oestrus and early pregnancy can be ascertained by testing the cervicovaginal mucus for calcium ions (13.16 mg/100 ml during oestrus and 28.37 mg/100 ml during nonoestrus phase). Magnesium content (mg/100 ml) was significantly higher in the non-pregnant group than in the pregnant group both during oestrus (3.78 vs. 2.48) and nonoestrus (4.53 vs 4.00) phases
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