THE PHILIPPINE WATER BUFFALO

uy back operation, 11
calving interval, 38
calving rate, 30
calving, 16
carabao cows, 3, 45
carabao estrus phenomena, 24
carabao heifers, 4
carabao serum, 1
caracow, 2, 14, 42
caraheifers, 2, 42, 44
cattle,11, 34
chick embryo amniotic cavity, 25
cleavage rate, 26
cleaved embryos, 23
clitoral stimulation, 2
cloning and sexing of embryos, 34
co-culture system, 23
conception rate, 3, 14, 17, 18, 21
confinement, 16
cooling facilities, 44
corpus luteum function, 1
corpus luteum, 22
cow, 12
crossbred bulls, 21
crossbred carabao, 11, 20
crossbreeding, 17, 37
cryopreservation, 29, 33
cumulus cell monolayer, 26
cumulus-oocytes complexes, 12
cyclic buffaloes, 43
cyclic caracows, 1, 6
cyclic water buffaloes, 10, 43
cycling carabao heifers, 45
cysteamine, 23
dimethylsulfoxide, 33
duration of estrus, 44
dynamics, 11
embryo movement, 14
embryo transfer, 28, 43
embryo, 8, 9, 12, 25, 41
estrous cycle, 44, 45
estrus cycle length, 44
estrus detection, 2
estrus induction and synchronization, 14
estrus ovulation, 44, 45
estrus signs, 30
estrus synchronization, 1,2,3,17,18,20,21,30, 45, 46
estrus, 4, 15, 42
ethylene glycol, 33
factors affecting conception rate, 28
farmers’ perception of occurrence of estrus, 40
fertilization, 25
fiberscope, 40
follicle stimulating hormone, 43
follicular development, 42
follicular dynamics, 7, 40
follicular oocytes, 23
INDEX
Food Terminal Inc., 22
freezing methods, 15
germinal vesicle stage, 29
gestation period, 38, 39, 44
glutathione, 23, 24
glycerol, 33
GnRH administration, 1
GnRH, 6
Gonadotrophin releasing hormone, 3
Gonadotropins, 25
histopathological disorders, 34
hypodermic needle acupuncture, 32
immature oocytes, 9
immature swamp buffalo oocytes, 4
in vitro culture, 24, 26, 27,
in vitro fertilization, 4,7, 13, 26
in vitro maturation, 7, 8, 13, 26, 21, 42, 43, 45
in vitro progression, 9
involution, 39
incidence of slaughtered pregnant ruminants, 11
infertility problems, 5
internal reproductive organs, 5, 34
IVM, 4
lactating carabaos, 22, 36
Lucban, Quezon, 22
luteinizing hormone, 26
maturation media, 4
maturation, 25
milk progesterone, 34, 35, 36
morphological assessment, 33
MPN, 23
mSOF, 12
multiple ovulation and embryo transfer, 14
non- pregnant, 34
non-surgical embryo collection, 31
non-surgical embryo recovery, 29
nuclear maturation, 4
occurrence of estrus, 6
oocytes, 7, 8, 9,13, 24, 27, 29, 33
os uteri, 2
ovarian follicles, 7
ovarian response, 10
ovarian structures, 40ovarian transport, 25
ovulation response, 2
ovulation time, 44
ovulation, 6, 42, 46
parturition, 39
pathological disorders, 5
pFSH, 14, 43
PGF2 alpha treatment, 70
PGF2 alpha, 2, 6, 42, 43
Philippine carabao as recipients, 68
Philippine carabao cows, 5
Philippine carabao, 3, 21, 56, 57, 58, 59, 72
Philippine caracows, 11, 66
Philippine water buffalo, 65
Phil-murrah crossbred, 19
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