Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10893881 | Theriogenology | 2005 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The purpose of the present investigation was to study the extent to which season and the gonadotropin preparation interferes with the superovulatory response in the dromedary. Adult camels were treated for superovulation during the breeding (November to April) and non-breeding season (May to October). Animals were synchronized by daily i.m. injections of progesterone (125Â mg/animal/day, Jurox, UK) for 10 to 14 days. Superovulation was induced by 400Â mg pFSH alone (Follitropin V, Vetrepharm, Canada) administered in eight descending doses at 12Â h intervals or a combination of PMSG (2000Â IU, Folligon, Intervet, The Netherlands), injected with last injection of progesterone and 400Â mg pFSH in eight descending doses. The follicular development was daily assessed by ultrasonography of the ovaries. The donors were classified as per their response to the superovulatory treatment into very good (>10 follicles), good (5-10 follicle), poor (2-4 follicles) or no response (1 or no follicle) on each ovary. Ovulation was induced by injecting 3000Â IU hCG (Chorulon, Intervet) at the time of first mating. The donors were mated twice at an interval of 12Â h when all or most of the follicles reached to a size of about 1.0-1.7Â cm. Camels were flushed non-surgically on Day 6 or 7 after the ovulation. The proportion of camels showing very good response during the breeding as well as non-breeding season was higher (PÂ <Â 0.05) when a combination of pFSH and eCG was used compared with pFSH only. There was no difference (PÂ >Â 0.05) in the proportion of donors flushed successfully (embryos recovered) when treated either with a combination of pFSH and eCG or pFSH alone during the breeding and non-breeding season. The rate of recovery of ova/embryos and proportion of transferable embryos was higher (PÂ <Â 0.05) when donors were treated with pFSHÂ +Â eCG compared with pFSH only during the breeding as well as non-breeding season. The results may indicate that ova/embryo recovery rate of the dromedary is influenced by the gonadotropin preparation but is not appreciably affected by the season.
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Authors
Manzoor A. Nowshari, Syed A. Ali,