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The isolation of preantral follicles from the ovaries of bovine fetuses, calves and adult cows was performed using a simple, rapid mechanical and enzyme method. The ovaries were cut into small pieces with a tissue chopper. Then, the suspension was filtered successively through 500 and 100 mum nylon mesh filters. This simple mechanical procedure resulted in large numbers of isolated preantral follicles: 2,142 +/- 254; 512 +/- 92 and 298 +/- 54 from the ovaries of bovine fetuses, calves and cows, respectively. In addition, the ovarian fragments between 100 and 500 mum were suspended in 10 ml of M199 Hepes medium plus 5% FCS and divided into 2 equal parts: one portion was used for collagenase treatment (200 U/ml) for 20 minutes, while the other served as a control. Collagenase treatment resulted in 841 +/- 161; 216 +/- 51 and 52 +/- 17 preantral follicles from fetuses, calves and cows, respectively, compared with 312 +/- 86; 52 +/- 15 and 10 +/- 2 in the control group. The use of collagenase with ovarian fragments selected by filtration as a method for increasing the rate of recovery of preantral follicles is described here.
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Avaliou-se o efeito do ibuprofeno administrado uma hora antes da inovulação de embriões bovinos, com o objetivo de melhorar a taxa de prenhez. Após a avaliação da resposta ao protocolo de sincronização do estro, 76 fêmeas selecionadas como receptoras de embriões foram distribuídas em três grupos (G) experimentais: G1 (n=25) receptoras usadas como controle, G2 (n=30) receptoras que receberam ibuprofeno 5mg/kg, I.M, uma hora antes da inovulação dos embriões, e G3 (n=21) receptoras que receberam uma matriz polimérica de liberação controlada de ibuprofeno administrado por via subcutânea. As taxas de prenhez foram de 16 por cento (4/25), 43,3 por cento (13/30) e 14,2 por cento (3/21), para G1, G2 e G3, respectivamente. Observou-se diferença (P<0,024) na taxa de prenhez do G2 quando comparado ao G1 e ao G3. A administração do ibuprofeno por via intramuscular uma hora antes da inovulação dos embriões resultou em melhor taxa de prenhez em receptoras da raça Nelore.
The effect of the administered ibuprofen was evaluated one hour before the embryo transfer of bovine embryos in order to improve pregnancy rates. After evaluating the response to protocol synchronization of estrus, 76 Females selected as the recipients of embryos were distributed into three experimental groups: G1 (n = 25) surrogate cows used as control, G2 (n = 30) surrogate cows that received 5mg/kg ibuprofen, IM, one hour before the embryo transfer, and G3 (n = 20) surrogate cows that received an array polymeric release of controlled ibuprofen subcutaneously administered. The pregnancy rates were 16 percent (4/25), 43.3 percent (13/30), and 14.2 percent (3/21) for G1, G2, and G3, respectively. There was statistical difference (P<0.024) on pregnancy rate of G2, in comparison with those of G1 and G3. The administration of ibuprofen intramuscularly one hour before the embryo transfer resulted in better pregnancy rate in Nellore surrogate cows.