Objective:To assess the effect of exogenous gonadotropin releasing hormone(GnRH)in libido,scrotal and testicular biometrics,endocrinological and heamatological profiles of Ganjam goat buck during winter and pre-monsoo...Objective:To assess the effect of exogenous gonadotropin releasing hormone(GnRH)in libido,scrotal and testicular biometrics,endocrinological and heamatological profiles of Ganjam goat buck during winter and pre-monsoon seasons.Methods:Forty eight healty Ganjam goat bucks of 3-4 years old were equally divided into the control and treatment groups.The control group received distilled water as placebo,while the treatment group received GnRH injection(4μg Buserelin acetate/mL)once a week for four months.Body weight,scrotal circumference and testicular parameters(testicular volume,testicular weight and testis index),endocrinological profiles[follicle stimulating hormone(FSH),luteinizing hormone(LH),and testosterone],sex behavioural profiles(libido score,mating ability score,and sex behavioural score)and heamatological profiles(red blood cells,white blood cells,haemoglobin,and packed cell volume)were estimated.Results:The libido,scrotal and testicular biometrics,and endocrinological profiles significantly differed between the control and GnRH-treated bucks within and between the seasons within the two groups(P<0.05).Body weight,scrotal circumference,testicular volume,testicular weight,testis index,FSH,LH,testosterone,libido score,mating ability score,sex behavioural score,red blood cells,haemoglobin and packed cell volume were significantly higher in the GnRH-treated bucks compared to the control bucks in pre-monsoon and winter seasons(P<0.05).Body weight,scrotal circumference,testicular volume,testicular weight,testis index,FSH,LH,testosterone,libido score,mating ability score,sex behavioural score,red blood cell counts(in treatment),and haemoglobin were significantly higher in pre-monsoon compared to winter season in the experimental groups(P<0.05).The white blood cell counts neither differed between seasons nor between the two groups.Conclusions:Exogenous GnRH supplementation and pre-monsoon season have higher beneficial effects in improvement of endocrinological profiles with cascading beneficial effects on scrotal circumference,testicular volume,testicular weight,and sex behavioural profiles,which in turn will improve the sperm production and its cryo-survivability and fertility rate in Ganjam goat.展开更多
Based on the compilation of literature on lichens of Odisha(India)and other specimens and preserved in herbaria,we estimate that 252 species of lichens,belonging to 81 genera and 35 families are known from the state.G...Based on the compilation of literature on lichens of Odisha(India)and other specimens and preserved in herbaria,we estimate that 252 species of lichens,belonging to 81 genera and 35 families are known from the state.Graphidaceae with 49 species is the dominant family,followed by Arthoniaceae(21),Pyrenulaceae(19),Parmeliaceae(18),Trypetheliaceae(17),Physciaceae(15),Teloschistaceae(14),Lecanoraceae(13),Pertusariaceae(12),Ramalinaceae(11),Caliciaceae(11),Thelotremataceae(9)and Lecidiaceae(4).Among the lichen genera Graphis is dominant with 27 species,followed by Pyrenula(16),Caloplaca(14),Pertusaria(12),Lecanora(10),Parmotrema(9),Cryptothecia(9)and Pyxine(6).Accounts of lichens are only available from 13 out of 30 districts.Of these only cursory collections from 10 districts are available,whereas Mayurbhanj,Jharsuguda and Ganjam districts are well-explored for their lichen flora.The present enumeration of more than 250 species clearly indicates a rich diversity of lichens for the state.Further exploration in other unexplored districts will add more species to the lichen flora of the state.展开更多
文摘Objective:To assess the effect of exogenous gonadotropin releasing hormone(GnRH)in libido,scrotal and testicular biometrics,endocrinological and heamatological profiles of Ganjam goat buck during winter and pre-monsoon seasons.Methods:Forty eight healty Ganjam goat bucks of 3-4 years old were equally divided into the control and treatment groups.The control group received distilled water as placebo,while the treatment group received GnRH injection(4μg Buserelin acetate/mL)once a week for four months.Body weight,scrotal circumference and testicular parameters(testicular volume,testicular weight and testis index),endocrinological profiles[follicle stimulating hormone(FSH),luteinizing hormone(LH),and testosterone],sex behavioural profiles(libido score,mating ability score,and sex behavioural score)and heamatological profiles(red blood cells,white blood cells,haemoglobin,and packed cell volume)were estimated.Results:The libido,scrotal and testicular biometrics,and endocrinological profiles significantly differed between the control and GnRH-treated bucks within and between the seasons within the two groups(P<0.05).Body weight,scrotal circumference,testicular volume,testicular weight,testis index,FSH,LH,testosterone,libido score,mating ability score,sex behavioural score,red blood cells,haemoglobin and packed cell volume were significantly higher in the GnRH-treated bucks compared to the control bucks in pre-monsoon and winter seasons(P<0.05).Body weight,scrotal circumference,testicular volume,testicular weight,testis index,FSH,LH,testosterone,libido score,mating ability score,sex behavioural score,red blood cell counts(in treatment),and haemoglobin were significantly higher in pre-monsoon compared to winter season in the experimental groups(P<0.05).The white blood cell counts neither differed between seasons nor between the two groups.Conclusions:Exogenous GnRH supplementation and pre-monsoon season have higher beneficial effects in improvement of endocrinological profiles with cascading beneficial effects on scrotal circumference,testicular volume,testicular weight,and sex behavioural profiles,which in turn will improve the sperm production and its cryo-survivability and fertility rate in Ganjam goat.
文摘Based on the compilation of literature on lichens of Odisha(India)and other specimens and preserved in herbaria,we estimate that 252 species of lichens,belonging to 81 genera and 35 families are known from the state.Graphidaceae with 49 species is the dominant family,followed by Arthoniaceae(21),Pyrenulaceae(19),Parmeliaceae(18),Trypetheliaceae(17),Physciaceae(15),Teloschistaceae(14),Lecanoraceae(13),Pertusariaceae(12),Ramalinaceae(11),Caliciaceae(11),Thelotremataceae(9)and Lecidiaceae(4).Among the lichen genera Graphis is dominant with 27 species,followed by Pyrenula(16),Caloplaca(14),Pertusaria(12),Lecanora(10),Parmotrema(9),Cryptothecia(9)and Pyxine(6).Accounts of lichens are only available from 13 out of 30 districts.Of these only cursory collections from 10 districts are available,whereas Mayurbhanj,Jharsuguda and Ganjam districts are well-explored for their lichen flora.The present enumeration of more than 250 species clearly indicates a rich diversity of lichens for the state.Further exploration in other unexplored districts will add more species to the lichen flora of the state.
