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. 2022 Apr;33(1):1-6.
doi: 10.1294/jes.33.1. Epub 2022 Apr 19.

Effect of short-term artificial light and transvaginal progesterone device on first ovulation in late transitional mares

Carolina Paula Bianchi  1   2 , Santiago Bruno  3 , Ignacio Videla Dorna  4 , Edgardo Rodríguez  5 , Marcelo Alfredo Aba  1
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Effect of short-term artificial light and transvaginal progesterone device on first ovulation in late transitional mares

Carolina Paula Bianchi et al. J Equine Sci. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

In study I, plasma progesterone concentrations were evaluated in anoestrous mares that received an intravaginal progesterone release device (IPRD) for 10 days. Mares were divided into 3 groups based on the dosage of progesterone (0 g, n=3; 1.38 g, n=5; and 1.9 g, n=5). No statistical differences were found in plasma progesterone concentrations between the two doses tested. In study II, the effects of a protocol based on a short program of artificial light combined with an IPRD containing 1.38 g of progesterone on oestrous behaviour and onset of ovulation were evaluated. IPRDs were inserted into 31 late transitional mares (10 days of treatment). The mares were divided into a control group (n=9, IPRD with 0 g of progesterone) and two treatment groups (T1, n=10, IPRD with 0 g of progesterone and artificial light; T2, n=12, IPRD with 1.38 g of progesterone and artificial light). The percentages of mares in heat within the first 14 days after treatment were 100%, 70%, and 100% in the control, T1, and T2 groups, respectively (P=0.097), and their ovulation rates were 44%, 60%, and 100%, respectively (P≤0.01). In conclusion, a protocol based on artificial light and an IPRD containing 1.38 g of progesterone for 10 days could be considered to advance the first ovulation of the year in late transitional mares, as it ensures a higher rate of ovulation within the first 14 days after treatment.

Keywords: late transitional mares; light; ovulation; progesterone.

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Fig. 1.
Mean plasma progesterone concentrations (ng/ml) in anoestrous mares that received IPRDs containing 0 g (black line), 1.38 g (dotted line), or 1.9 g (grey line) of progesterone from Day 0 to Day 12.
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