Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2022, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (4): 1010-1018.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2022.04.002

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Study Progress on Specific Pheromones of Bovine during Oestrus

DONG Zhihao1,2, ZHANG Qiuxue3, GUO Guanhua1,4, DUAN Chenying1,5, ZHAO Lingjun1,5, BAI Junyan2,*, WANG Dong1,*   

  1. 1. Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China;
    2. College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471203, China;
    3. Ningcheng Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Chifeng 024200, China;
    4. College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, China;
    5. College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
  • Received:2021-09-10 Online:2022-04-23 Published:2022-04-25

Abstract: Silent estrus has been the bottleneck of estrus identification, which seriously impedes the development of dairy farming industry. The research on pheromone provides a new idea for promoting the technical innovation of cow estrus detection through the way of bionics. The observation of mating between male and female cattle shows that there is an obvious flehmen between estrous cows before mating, which indicates that there is stronger pheromone communication between male and female animals in addition to sensory stimulation of sexual organs, which has been confirmed in bees and silkworm moths. Therefore, this paper reviews the study on pheromones from bovine feces, urine, vaginal mucus, milk, saliva and so on, hoping to provide an important reference for further revealing the pheromone secretion rule of estrous cows, so as to promote the research and development of timely and accurate estrous identification technology of cows in non-invasive manner.

Key words: cattle, pheromones, silent estrus, estrus identification

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