Abstract
The aim of this work was to determine the effect of enalapril maleate administration, during oocyte recovery by serial laparoscopic ovum pick-up (LOPU), on the ovarian response and in vitro embryo production (IVP). Twenty cross-bred goats were allocated equally into two groups: Nulliparous and Multiparous. In each group, five animals were selected to receive daily doses of enalapril maleate during the hormonal protocol. Estrus was synchronized by a PGF2α analog, followed 48 h later by insertion of an intravaginal device with progesterone. Forty-eight hours after, a single dose of FSH/eCG was administered. The FSH/eCG doses were repeated three times, on every four day. Oocytes were recovered by LOPU 24 h after each FSH/eCG dose. Viable oocytes were matured in vitro, to be parthenogenetically activated and cultured for 72 h to the cleavage stage. The drug treatment increased the proportion of total follicles observed at LOPU (p < 0.01) in multiparous goats. In both parity groups, enalapril administration had no effect on the proportion or quality of oocytes recovered. Furthermore, the number of embryos cleaved was similar between the groups. Thus, enalapril maleate affected the ovarian response in multiparous animals only and had no effect on the oocyte quality or IVP.
Subject
General Veterinary,Animal Science and Zoology
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