Artículo
Long-Term-Release GnRH Agonists postpone puberty in Domestic Cats
Risso, Analia Lorena
; Corrada, Yanina Alejandra
; Barbeito, Claudio Gustavo
; Díaz, Jorge Daniel
; Gobello, María Cristina
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Fecha de publicación:
02/2012
Editorial:
Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
Revista:
Reproduction in Domestic Animals
ISSN:
0936-6768
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of deslorelin acetate implants on domestic queen puberty postponement. Thirty, 114.4 ± 12.7 days old, 1.5 ± 0.1 kg prepubertal crossbred female cats were included in this study. The animals were kept under a positive photoperiod and randomly assigned to deslorelin acetate 4.7 mg SC implants (n = 15) or to a non-treated control group (n = 15). The queens were followed up daily and weighed weekly until puberty. Vaginal cytology was also carried out three times a week. Puberty was diagnosed by the presence of the typical oestrous behaviour and vaginal cytology findings. At puberty, ovariectomy was performed and the gonads grossly described. Age (281.2 ± 21.6 vs 177.8 ± 10.8; p < 0.01) but not weight (2.6 ± 0.1 vs 2.5 ± 0.1; p > 0.1) at puberty differed between the deslorelin and control groups, respectively. One deslorelin-treated female showed an oestrous response and another showed clinical signs of pyometra after the implants. Deslorelin-treated ovaries appeared small, while control gonads were normal. It was concluded that long-term-release deslorelin, administered at approximately 50% adult body weight, postponed feline puberty without altering growing rate.
Palabras clave:
Cat
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Feline
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Gnrh Agonist
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Articulos(CCT - LA PLATA)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - LA PLATA
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - LA PLATA
Citación
Risso, Analia Lorena; Corrada, Yanina Alejandra; Barbeito, Claudio Gustavo; Díaz, Jorge Daniel; Gobello, María Cristina; Long-Term-Release GnRH Agonists postpone puberty in Domestic Cats; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Reproduction in Domestic Animals; 47; 2-2012; 936-938
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