@inproceedings{5e273f2ae5a047b18d1b6ecbfa2ab309,
title = "Effect of Pregnancy on Body Hair Growth in Dairy Cattle",
abstract = "Pregnancy is a dynamic state associated with a number of hormonal changes. Present study reports the effect of pregnancyand parturition on body hair growth in dairy cattle. For this purpose Holstein Friesian cows, three early pregnant and twopost-parturition were used. The hairs samples from neck, thoracic and back areas were collected twice a week for a periodof two months to measure hair weight and the diameter. An increase in hair diameter and weight with advancing days ofpregnancy was observed, whereas the hair weight decreased after parturition. In pregnant cows, a persistent increase ofdiameter and weight along the individual fibers from tip to end was observed. Furthermore, a similar pattern of increase inweight and diameters was also observed for the neck thoracic and back hairs. A positive and significant correlationbetween hair fiber diameter and weight was observed in pregnant cows. These results indicated that the hair growth is affected by the pregnancy status in dairy cattle.",
keywords = "Open access version available, Body hair, Dairy cattle, Fiber weight, Hair diameter, Pregnancy",
author = "Shahbaz Khan and N. Ishikawa and T. Hattori and A. Tajima and Muhammad Qureshi",
note = "Imported on 03 May 2017 - DigiTool details were: publisher = Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University, 2012. editor/s (773b) = M Subhan Qureshi; Event dates (773o) = 21-23 November, 2011; Parent title (773t) = The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. ISSNs: 1018-7081; ; The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences ; Conference date: 21-11-2011 Through 23-11-2011",
year = "2012",
language = "English",
volume = "22",
publisher = "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University",
pages = "87--91",
editor = "Qureshi, {M Subhan}",
booktitle = "International Workshop on Dairy Science Park (IW-DSP)",
}