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Estrous Cycle in Bitch

The estrous cycle in bitches consists of four phases - anestrus, proestrus, estrus, and diestrus. Anestrus lasts around 20 weeks and is characterized by sexual inactivity. During proestrus, which lasts 9 days, the bitch shows vulval swelling and bloody discharge but will not accept males. Once bleeding stops and the bitch accepts males, estrus (9 days) begins, where ovulation and fertilization can occur. Diestrus follows, where progesterone levels peak at around 15 days whether the bitch is pregnant or not, before anoestrus brings another phase of sexual inactivity for 3 months.

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Estrous Cycle in Bitch

The estrous cycle in bitches consists of four phases - anestrus, proestrus, estrus, and diestrus. Anestrus lasts around 20 weeks and is characterized by sexual inactivity. During proestrus, which lasts 9 days, the bitch shows vulval swelling and bloody discharge but will not accept males. Once bleeding stops and the bitch accepts males, estrus (9 days) begins, where ovulation and fertilization can occur. Diestrus follows, where progesterone levels peak at around 15 days whether the bitch is pregnant or not, before anoestrus brings another phase of sexual inactivity for 3 months.

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ESTROUS CYCLE IN BITCH

• The cycle consists of anestrus, proestrus, estrus and di estrus.


• Anestrus usually lasts for about 20 weeks in the nonpregnant bitch.

Proestrus: It is characterised by:


• Vulval oedema, swelling
• Blood-tinged vaginal discharge
• Some fastidious bitches show no evidence of discharge
• Bitch is attractive to male but will not accept the male
• It ends when the bitch copulates with the male
• Estrogen gradually increases & peaks slightly before the onset of estrus.
• It is of 9 days in bitch

Estrous:
• Once the bleeding stops
• The bitch will accept the male
• Decreasing estradiol & rising progesterone.
• Ovulation is completed at about the third day of estrus
• Fertilization is completed at the sixth day
• Fertilization takes place 48-72 hours after ovulation
• This delay between ovulation and fertilization allows for superfecundation.
Superfecundation occurs when multiple ovulations produce multiple eggs
during a single oestrus period that are fertilized by spermatozoa from
different male
• Progesterone increases during the latter part of oestrus signifying
luteinization
• It is also of 9 days
Dioestrus:
• Both pregnant and open bitches are considered to be in diestrus.
• Pregnancy does not alter the length of diestrus
• P4 peaks at about 15days then decreases gradually.
• Bitches that do not get pregnant are considered to be pseudo pregnant.

Anoestrous:
• The period of sexual inactivity.
• The same is also true after parturition following a normal pregnancy
• This phase lasts for 3 months before the bitch returns to proestrus

HUBDAR ALI KOLACHI

DVM (GOLD MEDALIST), M. PHIL (SAU)

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