Response of anestrous ewes to norgestomet and PMSG.

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Carpenter RH, Spitzer JC

Response of anestrous ewes to norgestomet and PMSG.

Theriogenology. 1981 Apr;15(4):389-93.

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Abstract

A 10-day treatment regime with a subcutaneous ear implant containing 3 mg of norgestomet, accompanied by an intramuscular injection of 1.5 mg norgestomet and 0.5 mg estradiol valerate (EV) on day 1 and 750 I. U. pregnant mares serum gonadotropin (PMSG) given intravenously on day 10, proved effective in eliciting estrus in 72% of 110 anestrous ewes within 5 days of treatment. Ewes which were treated in months closer in proximity to the normal breeding scason responded with significatly increased induction of estrus, with 71, 37, 59, 74, and 97% in estrus for ewes which were treated in February through June, respectively. Comparable estrous response in nontreated, control ewes was 0, 13, 0, 10, and 24% during February through June, respectively. (Treated vs controls, P<.01). Pregnancy rate to first service of ewes in estruc was 51% in treated and 30% in control ewes (P>.10). Overall pregnancy rate for all ewes in both groups was 36% in treated and 3% in control ewes during 5 or 16 days of breeding, respectively (P<.01).

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