Effect of oxytocin added into sperm on artificial insemination in sheep
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Published:2023-02-07
Issue:1
Volume:66
Page:61-69
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ISSN:2363-9822
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Container-title:Archives Animal Breeding
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Arch. Anim. Breed.
Abstract
Abstract. The use of additional oxytocin hormones in reproductive methods began in the
1970s in Europe. In recent studies, attempts have been made to achieve more
successful pregnancies by adding oxytocin to semen rather than administering
oxytocin exogenously to females. In light of this information, this study
aimed to understand the effects of adding low-dose oxytocin hormone into ram
semen on the pregnancy rate and reproductive efficiency of sheep. Semen was
collected from five Chios rams. The ejaculates were pooled and
Ovixcell® was used as the diluent. The estrus was synchronized
using an intravaginal sponge (Chrono-Gest®) from 122 Chios
ewes. After the sponge was left in the vagina for 12 d, a 500 IU PMSG
injection was made. In every sheep, intramuscular (IM) injections were inseminated by
the intracervical method using an insemination gun 50 h after injection.
Pregnancy results were obtained by ultrasound examination without practice.
Lambing performance was recorded at delivery; 53 out of 122 Chios ewes were
inseminated with oxytocin hormone content, and successful pregnancy was
achieved in 90.56 % of them. In the insemination of the remaining 69
sheep, oxytocin was not added, and the rate of successful pregnancy was
76.81 % (p=0.046). The overall success rate based on the insemination
results of all the sheep was determined to be 82.77 %. In an examination
of the pregnancy rate, one of the indicators of reproductive performance,
the difference between the groups is statistically significant (p≤0.05). Higher pregnancies were obtained in insemination with semen fluid
containing oxytocin.
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
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