Reproductive anatomy, manipulation of ovarian activity and non-surgical embryo recovery in suni (Neotragus moschatus zuluensis). Academic Article

abstract

• Marked disparity in the uterine horn dimensions and relative degrees of caruncle development in suni suggested that exclusive or predominant dextral implantation occurs in association with bilateral ovulatory activity. Daily urinary measurements of pregnanediol-3 alpha-glucuronide revealed an oestrous cycle of approximately 21 days in length. Ovarian activity was controlled for synchronization of oestrus by using progestagen-impregnated intravaginal sponges and multiple ovulations were induced by using exogenous gonadotrophin therapy. An effective transcervical uterine catheterization technique was developed for the non-surgical collection of embryos. The efficiency of embryo recovery performed 5 days after sponge removal was 50.0%.

authors

• Kraemer, Duane

published proceedings

• J Reprod Fertil

author list (cited authors)

• Loskutoff, N. M., Raphael, B. L., Nemec, L. A., Wolfe, B. A., Howard, J. G., & Kraemer, D. C.

citation count

• 24

complete list of authors

• Loskutoff, NM||Raphael, BL||Nemec, LA||Wolfe, BA||Howard, JG||Kraemer, DC

publication date

• March 1990

publisher

• Bioscientifica  Publisher

published in

• Reproduction  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Antelopes
• Artiodactyla
• Embryo Transfer
• Estrus
• Estrus Synchronization
• Female
• Genitalia, Female
• Ovary
• Placentation
• Pregnancy
• Reproduction
• Superovulation

PubMed Central ID

• 2325018

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1530/jrf.0.0880521

start page

• 521

end page

• 532

volume

• 88

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/jrf.0.0880521