Study on postpartum estrus of guinea pigs (Cavia cobaya) using Anredera cordifolia leaf extract.

D Wijayanti,E T Setiatin,E Kurnianto

doi:10.14202/vetworld.2017.375-379

Abstract

Aim:The purpose of this study was to determine the postpartum estrus cycle of guinea pigs (Cavia cobaya) using Anredera cordifolia leaf extract.Materials and Methods:Materials used were 8 males and 8 females of C. cobaya with body weight ranged 400-450 g. Mating ratio applied was 1:1. Treatments given were 0, 10, 50 and 90 mg of A. cordifolia leaf extract/head, designated as T0, T1, T2 and T3, respectively. Two females were subjected for each treatment. A. cordifolia leaf extract was administered orally from 10 days prepartum to 10 days postpartum. Observation of mating behavior, vulva morphology, and vaginal smear preparation was done in the afternoon for 10 days subsequence postpartum. Data were analyzed by univariate method and descriptively.Results:The results showed that the addition of A. cordifolia leaf extract 50 mg orally could accelerate the time of postpartum estrus based on the average frequency of mating behavior consisting of behavioral approach, allow the buck to sniffing her, mating positions, standing heat, lordosis position, and copulation. During estrus, vulva morphology was red color, had much mucus and no thin membrane covering vagina. There were a lot of superficial cells on vagina.Conclusion:The best treatment to accelerate occurring postpartum estrus was the addition of A. cordifolia leaf extract as many as 50 mg/head weight (T2) orally.

Highlights

Decreasing livestock productivity was due to the physiological disorder of reproduction postpartum in long time healing of uterus wound
The results showed that the addition of A. cordifolia leaf extract 50 mg orally could accelerate the time of postpartum estrus based on the average frequency of mating behavior consisting of behavioral approach, allow the buck to sniffing her, mating positions, standing heat, lordosis position, and copulation
The best treatment to accelerate occurring postpartum estrus was the addition of A. cordifolia leaf extract as many as 50 mg/head weight (T2) orally

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Introduction

Decreasing livestock productivity was due to the physiological disorder of reproduction postpartum in long time healing of uterus wound. Long time uterus involution could lead to the emergence of long time of postpartum estrus. Farmers usually treat povidone iodine in the postpartum uterine wound. Povidone iodine could damage the monocytes, granulosa, and fibroblast cell tissue [1] because it could pervade on to nets that were not exposed to the wound which was resulting in damage to other tissues [2,3]. The alternative herbs that were available, cheap and non-toxic should be taken. Anredera cordifolia was an herb that has benefits in curing various mild or severe diseases, including as a cure wounds [4]

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