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Effect of oxytocin and clitoris
massage on the
pregnancy rate
of Saanen goats
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Çağrı
Kandemir, Turgay Taşkın and Nedim Koşum |
Faculty of Agriculture Department of Animal Science, Ege University İzmir,
Türkiye
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Abstract |
In this study, the
effects of oxytocin injection and post-insemination clitoral massage on
pregnancy rate in Saanen goats were investigated. Goats were assigned to
the control group (G1 = 20), oxytocin applied group (G2 = 20) and
clitoral massage group (G3 = 20). The control group (G1) received only 1
ml of saline for the placebo effect after insemination. The second group
(G2) injected 1 IU of synthetic oxytocin into the muscle 30 seconds
before the insemination. In the third group (G3), clitoral massage was
applied for 30 seconds following the insemination. Control of pregnancy
in goats was determined by ultrasound 60 days after insemination.
Pregnancy rates in control, oxytocin and clitoris massage groups were
55%, 55% and 50% respectively. The difference between the groups in
terms of pregnancy rate was found to be not significant (P>0.05). In
control, oxytocin and clitoris group, the number of offspring at birth
was 2.09, 2.00 and 2.00 respectively. There was no statistically
significant difference between the groups in terms of the number of kids
(P>0.05). Finally, the difference between the groups was found to be
significant in terms of control, oxytocin application and clitoral
massage in artificial insemination applied in Saanen goats.
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Keywords:
Pregnancy rate; saanen
goat; clitoris massage; oxytocin treatment |
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To cite this article:
Kandemir Ç, T Taşkın and N Koşum, 2017.
Effect of oxytocin and
clitoris massage on the pregnancy rate of Saanen goats.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 7(1): 25-28. |
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