Optimizing Estrus Detection Techniques in Tropical Saanen Does (Capra aegagrus hircus): A Comparative Study
Muhammad Evan Magistrama1, Dio Fico Felsidan Diatmono1, Mira Tsurayya Masruroh1, Fransisca Gani Padmawati1, Pradita Iustitia Sitaresmi2, Yustina Yuni Suranindyah3 and Diah Tri Widayati1*
1Department of Animal Breeding and Reproduction, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia; 2Research Center for Animal Husbandry, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong Science Center, Jawa Barat, 16915, Indonesia; 3Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia.
*Correspondence | Diah Tri Widayati, Department of Animal Breeding and Reproduction, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia; Email:
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Figure 1:
Research location, in Center for Livestock Development (PPT), Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sleman Regency, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Province (in tropical climate).
Figure 2:
Photomicrograph of salivary fern pattern’s scoring with magnification of 10x10; score of 1 (A), score of 2 (B), score of 3 (C), score of 4 (D), score of 5 (E), and score of 6 (F).
Figure 3:
Photomicrograph of salivary fern pattern on each estrus phases with magnification of 10x10; proestrus (A), estrus (B), metestrus (C), and diestrus (D).
Figure 4:
Photomicrograph of vaginal epithelial cells with magnification of 10x10; parabasal (a), intermediate (b), superficial (c), and superficial with keratinization (d).
Figure 5:
Photomicrographs of vaginal smear on each estrus phases with magnification of 10x10; proestrus (A), estrus (B), metestrus (C), diestrus (D), also various of epithelial cells in vaginal cytology; parabasal cell (P), intermediete cell (I), superficial cell (S), superficial with keratinization (SK), and leucocyte (L).