| Prevention of pregnancy in cats using aglepristone on days 5 and 6 after mating. | |
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PMID: 20451994 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The aim of this study was to test for the efficacy of aglepristone treatment for prevention of early pregnancy in the cat. Eleven cats (Gr. 1) were treated with 10 mg/kg aglepristone on days 5 and 6 after mating, 17 cats (Gr. 2) were used as untreated controls. Blood samples for progesterone (P4) determination were collected from 6 cats of Gr. 1 and 9 cats of Gr. 2, respectively. Ultrasound examination on day 25 revealed no pregnancy in any of the treated cats. In both groups, P4 concentrations increased from day 5 (before treatment) to day 20 (P < 0.01). In Gr. 1, the interval between aglepristone treatment and the subsequent estrus ranged from 5-299 d [18.5 (5.2) d]. Mean interestrus interval was 205 +/- 72 d in Gr. 2. Mean duration of subsequent estrus was not different to duration of estrus before treatment in Gr. 1 and in Gr. 2, respectively. Mean time between treatment and next pregnancy was 56.4 (4.7) d, ranging from 5-325 d. Pregnancy rates after the next estrus following treatment were 64 and 82% after the first and second estrus, respectively. No major treatment-related side effects were observed. In conclusion, treatment was found to be highly effective for prevention of early pregnancy. |
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Authors:
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Sandra Goericke-Pesch; Plamen Georgiev; Axel Wehrend |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-05-08 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Theriogenology Volume: 74 ISSN: 1879-3231 ISO Abbreviation: Theriogenology Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-08 Completed Date: 2010-10-20 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0421510 Medline TA: Theriogenology Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 304-10 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Clinic for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Andrology of Large and Small Animals, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany. Sandra.Pesch@vetmed.uni-giessen.de |
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Animals Cats* Contraceptives, Postcoital / adverse effects, pharmacology* Copulation Estrenes / adverse effects, pharmacology* Estrus / drug effects, physiology Female Fertility / drug effects Pregnancy Pregnancy Rate Progesterone / blood |
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0/Contraceptives, Postcoital; 0/Estrenes; 124478-60-0/aglepristone; 57-83-0/Progesterone |
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