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Clinical use of deslorelin implants for the long term contraception in prepubertal bitches Effects on epiphyseal closure body development and time to puberty       
Yazarlar
Duygu Kaya
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Sabine Schafersomı
Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Başak KURT Prof. Dr. Başak KURT
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Mushap KURU Doç. Dr. Mushap KURU
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Semra KAYA Prof. Dr. Semra KAYA
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Cihan KAÇAR Prof. Dr. Cihan KAÇAR
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Özgür AKSOY Prof. Dr. Özgür AKSOY
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Selim Aslan
Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
Long-acting GnRH agonists have been used both for canine estrus induction and prevention. The objective of the study was to investigate the use of a deslorelin implant as a long-term and reversible contraceptive in prepubertal bitches with special regard to the time of epiphyseal closure. Thirteen healthy, crossbreed, medium-sized prepubertal female dogs were used in this study. An implant containing 9.4 mg (G1, n = 5) and 4.7 mg (G2, n = 4) deslorelin acetate (Suprelorin) or a placebo (sodium chloride 0.9%; G3, n = 4) was inserted subcutaneously in the interscapular region. Estrus was monitored once daily by physical and sexual behavioral changes. Body development, vaginal cytology, and serum progesterone and estradiol 17β concentration were monitored weekly for the first 5 weeks, and then every 3 weeks throughout the treatment period. Radiographic examinations were performed monthly to determine the epiphyseal closure. Half of the deslorelin-treated bitches (G1: n = 2 and G2: n = 2) came into estrus during the 83-week observation period. All animals in the control group showed estrus between the 39th and 64th weeks of observation. Time to puberty averaged 82.7 ± 8.9 and 61.9 ± 9.7 weeks in the deslorelin-treated (G1 and G2) and the control bitches, respectively (P < 0.02). Both deslorelin implants (9.4 and 4.7 mg) can be used efficiently for the long-term prevention of estrus in prepubertal bitches; however, epiphyseal closure is clearly delayed which was without any clinical effect in the present study.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Body development | Deslorelin | Epiphyseal closure | Prepubertal bitch
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı THERIOGENOLOGY
Dergi ISSN 0093-691X
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 04-2015
Cilt No 83
Sayı 7
Sayfalar 1147 / 1153
Doi Numarası 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.12.015
Makale Linki http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0093691X14006918