Evaluation of an alternative treatment protocol by aglepristone to induce parturition in ewes with an experimental model of early pregnancy toxemia

A new protocol with aglepristone to induce parturition in ewes with pregnancy toxemia has been reported in the present manuscript. Four experimental groups were defined: Group AG5 (n=10), Group DEX (n=10), Group NC (n=5) and Group PT (n=5) in which ewes were injected twice with 10 mg/kg of aglepristone and 5 ml dexamethasone in first two groups, respectively; whereas negative control and pregnancy toxemia groups received no treatment for parturition induction. Different clinical parameters associated with parturition in ewes and their newborns were investigated.

Source: Theriogenology - May 4, 2018 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: G.R. Özalp, A. Yavuz, I. Seker, D. Udum-Küçükşen, A. Rişvanlı, Y. Korlu Source Type: research