Journal of Applied Animal Research (Jan 2018)

The reinsertion of controlled internal drug release devices in goats does not increase the pregnancy rate after short oestrus synchronization protocol at the beginning of the breeding season

  • Gabriela Lisset Montes-Quiroz,
  • Fernando Sánchez-Dávila,
  • Juraj Grizelj,
  • Hugo Bernal-Barragán,
  • José Fernando Vazquez-Armijo,
  • Alejandro Sergio del Bosque-González,
  • Carlos Luna-Palomera,
  • Adán González Gómez,
  • Rogelio Alejandro Ledezma-Torres

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2017.1386109
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 46, no. 1
pp. 714 – 719

Abstract

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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of reinserting controlled internal drug release (CIDR) devices after fixed-time artificial insemination (FTAI) on pregnancy rates in goats. Oestrus was synchronized with a short (5 days) CIDR protocol, and FTAI was conducted 54 hours after CIDR removal. According to the reinsertion of CIDR after FTAI, goats were assigned to three treatments: G0 control group (n = 29), no CIDR reinsertion; G7 group (n = 27), CIDR reinserted 7 days; G14 group (n = 29), CIDR reinserted 14 days. Blood samples were collected to determine progesterone levels. Oestrus appearance (92.9%), interval of CIDR removal to oestrus (IRE = 34.1 ± 1.1 hours), interval of oestrus onset to artificial insemination (IEAI = 20.2 ± 1.0 hours), mean duration of oestrus (38.4 ± 1.4 hours), and pregnancy rates (61.0%) were similar (P > .05) among groups. Progesterone concentrations were higher (P .05) for all groups. In conclusion, reinsertion of CIDR for 7 or 14 days after a short oestrus synchronization protocol and FTAI did not increase the overall pregnancy rate of goats.

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