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SOSA, J.L et al. UTILIZACIÓN DE OXITETRACICLINA E HIDROCORTISONA PARA EVITAR ADHERENCIAS EN DISPOSITIVOS INTRAVAGINALES EN OVINOS. FAVE. Secc. Cienc. agrar. [online]. 2016, vol.15, n.2. ISSN 1666-7719.

Different chemotherapeutics to prevent adhesions in intravaginal devices in sheep Intravaginal devices are used for the induction and synchronization of estrus. They may produce adhesion on the walls of the vagina. The objective of this study was to test the efficiency of the use of oxitetraciclina and hidrocortisona in conjunction with intravaginal devices to prevent adhesions. The experiment was carried out with 45 sheep divided into three groups: GC with an untreated device, T1 with a device plus tetracycline and T2 with a device plus tetracycline and corticosteroid. Following the protocol, devices were removed after 12 days. A test χ2 was conducted to assess treatment effectiveness. T2 sheep showed no adhesions. Instead, varying degrees of adhesion were observed in T1 (53 %) and GC (46 %). It can be inferred that the use of tetracycline plus corticosteroid is efficient to prevent vaginitis and therefore the adherence of devices and loss by diminishing post-removal pregnancies.

Palavras-chave : intravaginal devices; adherence; tetracycline; corticosteroids.