DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF ESTRADIOL CONCENTRATION IN SERUM OF THE DOMESTIC CATS (FELIS CATUS) OVER THE PERIOD OF ONE YEAR

Abstract

Reproductive ability of the domestic cats, based on the experience, varies,
which depends on the range of both internal and external factors. Like their wild
counterparts, the domestic cats reproduce several times a year; hence, they are
polyestric animals. Actuality of endocrinological testing, considering the extreme
importance of the ovaries in the neuroendocrinology system and the importance of
impact of different factors, climatic factors in particular from the aspect of the onset
and detection of estrus, prompted us to determine the frequency of estrus during
the period of one year, based on the level of estradiol concentration in blood serum.