Determining Proportion of Exfoliative Vaginal Cell during Various Stages of Estrus Cycle Using Vaginal Cytology Techniques in Aceh Cattle
Table 1
Characteristic and proportion of the Indonesian aceh cattle vaginal epithelial cell during the estrus cycle.
Phase
Duration period Estrus (days)
Vaginal epithelial cell proportion (%)
USG imaging
Steroid concentration
Parabasal
Intermediate
Superficial
Estrogen
Progesterone (ng/mL)
Proestrus
2-3
36.22
32.62
31.16
Dominant follicle with a diameter of 10.60 ± 1.63 mm; CL starts to be lysis, and uterus is not yet enlarged
0.97 ± 0.21
Estrus
1-2
21.33
32.58
46.09
Dominant follicle (3rd DF) sized 13.75 + 1.71 mm; CL starts to be lysis; enlargement of the corpus uterus, a decrease in endometrial thickness
0.12 ± 0.02
Metestrus
3-4
40.75
37.58
21.67
Dominant follicle (1st DF) sized 10.00 ± 1.83 mm; CL present; a decrease in diameter of the uterus
1.40 ± 0.0
Diestrus
10–12
41.07
37.38
21.54
Diameter of the dominant follicle (2nd DF) with a size up to 8.75 ± 0.50 mm; CL present in the fixed/functional phase; stabilized uterus
1.94 + 0.1
The different superscript in the same column indicates significant differences (). The different superscript in the same line indicates significant differences ().
