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214 Cystic Ovarian Diseases in Dairy Cows: Epidural GnRH <strong>and</strong><br />

Calcium/Naloxone Administration<br />

M. Cinone 1 , G. Minoia 1 , D. Robbe 1 , A. Guaricci 1 , D. Coronati 3 ,<br />

M. Mutinati 1 , A. Rizzo 1<br />

1 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Bari, Department of Animal<br />

Production, Valenzano (BA), Italy<br />

2 University of Teramo, Clinical Veterinary Scieces, teramo, Italy<br />

3 CIRIO Agricola Farm Animals, Veterinarian, Caserta, Italy<br />

Objectives: Cystic ovarian diseases (COD) occur in postpartum<br />

dairy cows <strong>and</strong> are characterized by the presence of anovulatory<br />

ovarian structures. Their etiopathogenesis is multifactorial <strong>and</strong><br />

related to the asynchrony in the induction of LH receptors on the<br />

granulosa <strong>and</strong> theca cells during follicular maturation or to their<br />

desensitization. Endogenous opioid peptides (EOP) have been<br />

documented in several parts of the reproductive tract <strong>and</strong> are<br />

involved in the control of the stress-induced changes in LH<br />

secretion. The possibility of an intragonadal local opioidergic<br />

control cannot be excluded because the presence of ‚-endorphins (‚end)<br />

has been detected in the ovary of some mammals. The present<br />

study was designed 1) to measure -end concentrations in bovine<br />

cystic fluid; 2) to evaluate the impact of the epidural administration<br />

of GnRH <strong>and</strong> calcium/naloxone (Ca/Nx) on EOP removal.<br />

Materials <strong>and</strong> methods: The experimental study was performed on<br />

45 Friesian cows (60 d. postpartum) affected by COD <strong>and</strong> on 5<br />

oestrus cows. Animals were assigned to 4 groups: A- 30 cows<br />

undergoing an epidural treatment with 3ml of Ca/Nx (naloxone<br />

hydrochloride 0.6mg dissolved in 20% calcium gluconate) <strong>and</strong> 2ml<br />

of GnRH (25ng/ml lecirelina ® ), twice, in an interval of 21 d; B- 10<br />

cows receiving 5ml of 0.9% NaCl solution, epidural via; C- 5 cows<br />

in which cystic fluid was aspired in vivo; D- 5 oestrus cows in which<br />

the fluid from the preovulatory dominant follicle was aspired.<br />

Oestrus occurred in all cows, thus AI was performed. Pregnancy was<br />

confirmed 30 d. after AI. 15/30 cows with COD showed oestrus in<br />

the following 18±3 d. after GnRH+Ca/Nx treatment. Conception rate<br />

was 66% (10/15 cows). Plasma ‚-end concentration increased<br />

(1.9±1ng/ml) after the 1st administration <strong>and</strong> decreased up to<br />

0.5±0.2ng/ml (p

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