Protocolos de sincronização da ovulação para inseminação artificial com tempo fixo em ovelhas

Abstract

The aim of study was to test the hormonal protocol for FTAI (fixed timed artificial insemination) with progesterone for 6 days applying eCG (Equine Corionic Gonadotrophin) or BE (Estradiol Benzoate) and induction of estrus using: MAP (acetato de medroxiprogesterone) for 6, 9 and 14 days or a single dose of PGF2a or male effect. Experiment 1: In D0 each ewe (n = 31) received CIDR being divided into 3 groups: GC (control) CIDR for 9 days and in withdrawal PGF2a + eCG. In G-eCG CIDR for 6 days PGF2a + eCG and in G-BE estradiol benzoate 24H after PGF2a and the FTAI 50H after the withdraw of CIDR. Experiment 2: On day 0 the sheeps (n = 48) received MAP being divided into 2 groups: G-9 and G-14 MAP by 9 or 14 days + PGF2a in withdrawal and detection of estrus. Experiment 3: divided up the sheeps (n = 151) in 3 groups: the G-6, each ewe received MAP for 6 days + PGF2a in withdrawal, the G-PGF, each ewe received PGF2a and G-EF only introducing ruffians. In exp. 1 pregnancy in the G-eCG (66%) was higher (p <0.05) in which G-BE (11.1%). In exp. 2 there were no differences (p <0.05) in estrus, pregnancy rate or design and in exp. 3 in G-6 (58%) and G-PGF (39%) the rate of estrus was greater (p <0.05) than in G-EF (11%). We concluded that is possible to reduce the time of permanence of progesterone using eCG for FTAI in sheep.