Induction of abortion in Iraqi goats using bromocriptine

Abstract EN

Twenty pregnant goats at gestation period ranged from 100 – 130 days were used in this study and divided in to four groups according to duration of gestation period.

G (A) = 100 – 110 days, G (B) = 111 – 120 days, G (C) = 121 – 130 days.

All of the goats were injected with a single dose of 2.5 mg / kg B.W.

Bromocriptine I.M.

The fourth group also 5 goats G (D) = 120 – 130 days were used as control & given 2 ml distal water I.M.

Results showed that 80 % of G (A) aborted after 5.12 ± 1.74 days, 60 % of G (B) aborted after 4.92 ± 1.15 days and 60 % of G (C) aborted after 4.97 ± 1.15 days of injection.

In addition all the aborted goats showed complications represented by retention of fetal membranes and subsequent uterine infection compared to controls which showed neither abortion nor complications.