SERUM ESTRADIOL AND PROGESTERONE IN IMMATURE MALE AND FEMALE WATER BUFFALO(BUBALUS BUBALIS) IN MARSHES OF IRAQ

Abstract

The present study aimed to determine some of reproductive values of water buffaloes in marshes of Iraq which may be used as a primary values for assaying the reproduction and production of water buffaloes. The study performed on immature male and female water buffaloes. Estradiol and progesterone hormones were determined. The results showed effect of sex on the levels of estradiol and progesterone of male and female buffaloes. The age was effective in estradiol and progesterone levels of female buffaloes, while it was no effective on estradiol and progesterone levesl of male water buffaloes.