THE PHILIPPINE WATER BUFFALO

plasma and milk progesterone, 36
plasma minerals, 22
plasma progesterone, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 36, 39 63,
PMSG, 14porcine follicle stimulating hormone, 43
porcine pregnant mare serum gonadotropin, 43post
freezing sperm revivability, 15
post partum ovarian activity, 39
postpartum anestrus water buffaloes, 32
postpartum changes, 11
postpartum heat, 22
post-partum ovarian activity, 35, 38, 39
post-partum, 63
predetermined AI, 18
pregnancy diagnosis, 34, 36
pregnancy rate, 2, 20
pregnancy, 12, 39, 41progesterone, 4, 22progesterone
concentration, 37
progesterone releasing intra-vaginal device, 10, 21
prostaglandin F2 alpha, 10, 14, 45, 46
puberty, 19, 37
radioimmunoassay, 34, 36
ranch, 16
range condition, 15
rectal palpation accuracy, 22
reproductive abnormalities, 22
reproductive activity, 63
reproductive and nutritional status, 19
reproductive disorders, 19, 20
reproductive performance, 19, 30, 31
reproductive status, 18
revivability of spermatozoa, 25
river buffaloes, 29, 31
semen characteristics, 21
semen quality, 42
service period, 35, 38
services per conception, 35
smallholder farmer, 19
superovulation, 31, 43
superovulatory response, 7, 40, 43
swine, 34
synchronizing agent, 3
TCM-199, 12
testicular alterations, 21
uterine and cervical involution, 38
vitrification, 9, 33
waves per cycle, 40
INDEX - DRAFT POWER
adult male Philippine swamp buffalo, 5
behavioral responses, 8
Cambodian buffaloes, 6
cattle, 9
coefficient of heat tolerance, 5
comparative training, 1
crossbred buffalo, 4
crossbred carabaos, 5, 6
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ABSTRACT OF RESEARCHES ON
THE PHILIPPINE WATER BUFFALO
distress symptoms, 5
draft animal power, 2
draft carabaos, 4
draft power performance, 8
draft preference, 7
draftability, 3
draught performance, 9
dynamometer, 2
eosinophil count, 5
feeding systems, 4
field capacity, 8
hematologic parameters, 2
hematological changes, 3
increasing pulling load, 2
leukocyte value, 3
Murrah-Cambodian crossbreed, 8
Murrah-crossbred, 7
Philippine carabao description, 9
Phil-Murrah crossbreed, 8
Phil-murrah, 1
physiological and biochemical changes, 8
physiological responses, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
PRT responses, 4
swamp buffalo, 2
tethering, 4
training practices, 4
wallowing, 5
water buffalo, 9
work bulls, 8
work capacity of carabao, 9
work performance, 6
work persistency, 1, 4
INDEX - FEEDING AND
NUTRITION
abrupt change in ration, 55
age and sex, 30
alibangbang leaves, 33
anabiong soilage, 9
animal husbandry, 56
animal physiology, 56
backyard production, 38
bacterial counts, 51
banana and crop residues, 53
beef, 8
blood urea nitrogen, 34
carabao feed intake, 10, 16
carabao grazing behavior, 1, 3, 20
carabao heifers, 18
carabao production, 7, 31
carabao raising management practices, 24
carabeef, 8
caracows, 47
caraheifers grazing, 31
caraheifers performance, 32