Abstract #W476

# W476
GnRH at moment or 24 hours after hCG treatment upon reproductive outcomes in anestrous goats.
VH Gonzalez-Alvarez1, CA Meza-Herrera2, AS Alvarado-Espino1, JM Gillen-Muñoz1, R. Rodriguez-Martinez1, G. Arellano-Rodriguez1, PA Robles-Trillo1, FG Veliz*1, 1Antonio Narro Autonomous Agricultural University, Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, 2Chapingo Autonomous University, Regional Universitary Unit on Arid Lands, Bermejillo, Durango, Mexico.

The aim of this study was to evaluate if GnRH incorporation to the hCG treatment improves the reproductive parameters of seasonal anestrous goats in northern Mexico (26°N). Adult anovulatory adult (n = 36) were divided into 4 groups (n = 9), according to live weight and body condition score. On May 2, all goats were treated with progesterone (20 mg) intramuscular (im). Twenty-four hours before (d 0), Gc was treated with physiological saline (0.5 mL), Gh with hCG im (100 IU), G3 with hCG (100 IU) + GnRH (8.4 μg), and G4 with hCG (100 UI) + GnRH (8.4 μg) 24 h before hCG administration. The same day, all goats received PGF2α (7.5 mg) intravenously. Estrous was determined twice a day, from d-0 to d-5, using multiracial bucks provided with an apron; females were considered to be in estrus when allowed to be mounted. To determine ovulation occurrence, a transrectal ultrasonographic scanning (US) (Aloka SSD 500, Richmond, BC, Canada) was performed on d-10 in all goat; ovulation considered the presence of well defined corpus luteum at either ovary. Chi-squared test was performed to determine the differences among all groups concerning the reproductive traits measured (SYSTAT, Version 10, 2006), with a 95% interval confidence. The Gc group had no response in estrus, ovulation and gestation (0%, 0/9). The Gh-group had the highest percentages (P < 0.05) of both estrus (88.8%, 8/9) and pregnancy (71.4%, 5/9) and, along with G4, the highest ovulating rate (55.5%, 5/9). Results suggest that GnRH inclusion at moment or 24-h before hCG treatment negatively affects the reproductive outcomes of seasonally anestrous goats.

Key Words: goat, hCG, GnRH