The aim of this study was to compare the appearance rate of vaginal cytology during estrous cycle in small pet bitches. A characteristic features of vaginal cytology during the estrous cycle were the high proportion of superficial cell in proestrus, anuclear cell in estrus, small intermediate cell in diestrus, and small intermediate cell in anestrus, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences of appearance rate of vaginal cytology among small pet bitches in the each phase of estrous cycle. These results indicated that the vaginal cytology was useful method for estimating estrous cycle and optimal breeding time in small pet bitches.

서 론
 재료 및 방법
  1. 대상 동물
  2. 발정 출혈 확인
  3. 발정주기의 구분
  4. 질세포 검사
  5. 통계 처리
 결 과
  1. 각 발정주기에서 견종별 질세포의 비교
  2. 모든 견종에서 발정주기별 질세포의 출혈율
 고 찰
 결 론
 REFERENCES

• 양준열(전남대학교 수의과대학) | Jun-Yeol Yang
• 손창호(전남대학교 수의과대학) | Chang-Ho Son Correspondence