Management practices for augmenting rut in male Camelus dromedarius

Vyas, Sumant; Pareek, P.K.; Purohit, G.N. and Sahani, M.S. (2001) Management practices for augmenting rut in male Camelus dromedarius. Veterinary Practitioner, 2 (2). pp. 132-134. ISSN 0972-4036

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Abstract

Short breeding season is important factor responsible for the low reproductive performance of dromedary camel. In the present experiment effect of twice a day parading of male camels in front of herd of female camels in augmenting the “rut” in male camels. Four adult male camels belonging to herd of National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner were used for the present experiment during the month of october. At the end of study it was revealed that behaviour signs of “rut” was expressed by all four male camels and the intromission and complete act of copulation could be performed only by two (50%) male camels.

EPrint Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Camelus dromedarius, male, rut, augmenting
Subjects:	Reproductive and Urinary Physiology > Reproduction Animals > Animal Population Groups Genetic Processes > Breeding Animals Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Mammals > Artiodactyla > Ruminants > Camels
ID Code:	864
Deposited By:	Dr Sumant Vyas
Deposited On:	06 September 2005

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