An Overview of Bovine Cystic Ovarian Disease
Abdullah Channo1*, Asmatullah Kaka1, Qudratullah Kalwar2, Imdadullah Jamali3, Ghulam Jelani2, Muhammad Bakhsh4, Ghulam Nabi Dahri5 and Jai Parkash Goil6
1Department of Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, 70060
2Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sakrand, 67210
3Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, 70060
4Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Jhang, 35200, UVAS Lahore, Pakistan
5Directorate of Animal Husbandry, Livestock and Fisheries Department, Hyderabad, Government of Sindh.
6Department of Animal Breeding, Livestock and Fisheries Department, Hyderabad, Government of Sindh
Fig. 1.
The pathogenesis of cystic ovarian disease in cattle involves the deficiency of pre-ovulatory surge resulting from interruption in positive feedback outcome of estradiol on hypothalamus. This disturbance is caused by hypothalamic insensitivity or decreased circulating estradiol concentration (Brito and Palmer, 2004).