Subsequent Fertility of Goats with Prenatal Mortality Diagnosed by Ultrasound and Treated by PGF2α and Oxytetracycline

Thirteen Saanen and Saanen crossbred female goats, between the ages of 6 months and 7, years were presented to the clinic, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, for sonographic pregnancy diagnosis. Transabdominal ultrasound was performed using 3.5 MHz probe whic...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A. S. Aban, R. M. Abdelghafar, M. E. Badawi, A. M. Almubarak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Veterinary Medicine International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7890183
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849684997035786240
author A. S. Aban
R. M. Abdelghafar
M. E. Badawi
A. M. Almubarak
author_facet A. S. Aban
R. M. Abdelghafar
M. E. Badawi
A. M. Almubarak
author_sort A. S. Aban
collection DOAJ
description Thirteen Saanen and Saanen crossbred female goats, between the ages of 6 months and 7, years were presented to the clinic, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, for sonographic pregnancy diagnosis. Transabdominal ultrasound was performed using 3.5 MHz probe which revealed non-viable fetuses as judged by absence of heart beats and movements. Twelve goats were given single i/m injection of PGF2α analogue and 5% oxytetracycline. Ten goats responded to the treatment and six of them became pregnant and gave birth within the normal gestational period. One goat was diagnosed as non-pregnant, one goat developed hydrometra, and the subsequent fertility of two goats was unknown. Two full-term goats did not respond to treatment. Another dose of PGF2α was administered to them and again they did not respond. Manual attempts were done to deliver the full-term goat with dilated cervix and they were unsuccessful. Cesarean section and hysterectomy were then performed for the three full-term goats with unfavorable outcome. It can be concluded that ultrasound is a rapid, reliable, and nonhazardous procedure for the diagnosis of fetal mortality in goats and PGF2α treatment in conjunction with oxytetracycline is an efficient treatment.
format Article
id doaj-art-bcd586754006452dbbcbb4ef83d33dc8
institution DOAJ
issn 2090-8113
2042-0048
language English
publishDate 2017-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Veterinary Medicine International
spelling doaj-art-bcd586754006452dbbcbb4ef83d33dc82025-08-20T03:23:18ZengWileyVeterinary Medicine International2090-81132042-00482017-01-01201710.1155/2017/78901837890183Subsequent Fertility of Goats with Prenatal Mortality Diagnosed by Ultrasound and Treated by PGF2α and OxytetracyclineA. S. Aban0R. M. Abdelghafar1M. E. Badawi2A. M. Almubarak3Department of Surgery and Gynecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Upper Nile University, Malakal, South SudanDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, SudanDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, SudanDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, SudanThirteen Saanen and Saanen crossbred female goats, between the ages of 6 months and 7, years were presented to the clinic, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, for sonographic pregnancy diagnosis. Transabdominal ultrasound was performed using 3.5 MHz probe which revealed non-viable fetuses as judged by absence of heart beats and movements. Twelve goats were given single i/m injection of PGF2α analogue and 5% oxytetracycline. Ten goats responded to the treatment and six of them became pregnant and gave birth within the normal gestational period. One goat was diagnosed as non-pregnant, one goat developed hydrometra, and the subsequent fertility of two goats was unknown. Two full-term goats did not respond to treatment. Another dose of PGF2α was administered to them and again they did not respond. Manual attempts were done to deliver the full-term goat with dilated cervix and they were unsuccessful. Cesarean section and hysterectomy were then performed for the three full-term goats with unfavorable outcome. It can be concluded that ultrasound is a rapid, reliable, and nonhazardous procedure for the diagnosis of fetal mortality in goats and PGF2α treatment in conjunction with oxytetracycline is an efficient treatment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7890183
spellingShingle A. S. Aban
R. M. Abdelghafar
M. E. Badawi
A. M. Almubarak
Subsequent Fertility of Goats with Prenatal Mortality Diagnosed by Ultrasound and Treated by PGF2α and Oxytetracycline
Veterinary Medicine International
title Subsequent Fertility of Goats with Prenatal Mortality Diagnosed by Ultrasound and Treated by PGF2α and Oxytetracycline
title_full Subsequent Fertility of Goats with Prenatal Mortality Diagnosed by Ultrasound and Treated by PGF2α and Oxytetracycline
title_fullStr Subsequent Fertility of Goats with Prenatal Mortality Diagnosed by Ultrasound and Treated by PGF2α and Oxytetracycline
title_full_unstemmed Subsequent Fertility of Goats with Prenatal Mortality Diagnosed by Ultrasound and Treated by PGF2α and Oxytetracycline
title_short Subsequent Fertility of Goats with Prenatal Mortality Diagnosed by Ultrasound and Treated by PGF2α and Oxytetracycline
title_sort subsequent fertility of goats with prenatal mortality diagnosed by ultrasound and treated by pgf2α and oxytetracycline
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7890183
work_keys_str_mv AT asaban subsequentfertilityofgoatswithprenatalmortalitydiagnosedbyultrasoundandtreatedbypgf2aandoxytetracycline
AT rmabdelghafar subsequentfertilityofgoatswithprenatalmortalitydiagnosedbyultrasoundandtreatedbypgf2aandoxytetracycline
AT mebadawi subsequentfertilityofgoatswithprenatalmortalitydiagnosedbyultrasoundandtreatedbypgf2aandoxytetracycline
AT amalmubarak subsequentfertilityofgoatswithprenatalmortalitydiagnosedbyultrasoundandtreatedbypgf2aandoxytetracycline