02707naa a2200481 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400440006010000220010424501710012626000090029752013350030665000240164165000110166565000200167665000180169665000180171465000090173265000190174165000170176065000100177765000170178765000170180465000100182165000150183165000120184665000170185865000240187565000140189965300070191365300230192065300240194365300240196765300150199170000210200670000230202770000230205070000200207370000190209370000200211270000270213277300660215920934052018-07-19       2018    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 aDOI: 10.21451/1984-3143-AR2017-9572DOI1 aFONSECA, J. F. da  aEffects of hCG administration on accessory corpus luteum formation and progesterone production in estrous-induced nulliparous Santa Inês ewes.h[electronic resource]  c2018  aAbstract: The effect of hCG administration on accessory corpus luteum (ACL) formation, CL area, and plasma progesterone (P4) concentration (ng/mL) seven days after breeding was studied in nulliparous Santa Inês sheep. Intravaginal 60 mg MAP sponges were inserted into ewes for six days and 300 IU eCG i.m. and 30 ?g d-cloprostenol latero-vulvar were administered 24 h before sponge removal. Ewes were naturally bred and, seven days after first mating (Day 0; D0), were treated with either 250 IU hCG (hCG group; n = 7) or 1 mL saline solution (control group; n = 7). Blood was collected to determine plasma P4 concentrations and sonograms were performed on Days 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, and 22. Number of CL on D7 was similar (P &gt 0.05) between hCG (1.3 ± 0.5) and control (1.3 ± 0.5) groups; however, on D13, it was greater (P &lt 0.05) in the hCG group (2.3 ± 0.5) than in the control group (1.3 ± 0.5). A greater (P &lt 0.05) luteal tissue area was detected in hCG-treated ewes (n = 4) on Days 16 to 22 than in the animals in the control group (n = 7). Plasma P4 concentration on D13 to D22 was higher (P &lt 0.05) in hCG-treated animals than in control ewes. Administration of hCG seven days after estrus onset efficiently induced accessory CL formation in ewes, increasing luteal tissue area and plasma P4 concentration.   .  aAnimal reproduction  aBrazil  aConception rate  aCorpus luteum  aEstrous cycle  aEwes  aPregnancy rate  aProgesterone  aSheep  aCiclo Estral  aCorpo Lúteo  aOvino  aOvulação  aPrenhez  aProgesterona  aReprodução Animal  aUltrassom  aCL  aLuteotropic effect  aOvulation induction  aTaxa de concepção  aUltrasound1 aCASTRO, A. C. R.1 aARASHIRO, E. K. N.1 aOLIVEIRA, M. E. F.1 aZAMBRINI, F. N.1 aESTEVES, L. V.1 aBRANDÃO, F. Z.1 aSOUZA-FABJAN, J. M. G.  tAnimal Reproductiongv. 15, n. 2, p. 135-139, Apr./Jun. 2018.