Short-term glutamate administration positively affects the number of antral follicles and the ovulation rate in cyclic adult goats

César A Meza-Herrera; Antonio González-Velázquez; Francisco G Veliz-Deras; Rafael Rodríguez-Martínez; Gerardo Arellano-Rodriguez; Juan M Serradilla; Antón García-Martínez; Leonel Avendaño-Reyes; Ulises Macías-Cruz

doi:10.1016/j.repbio.2014.05.001

Short-term glutamate administration positively affects the number of antral follicles and the ovulation rate in cyclic adult goats

Reprod Biol. 2014 Dec;14(4):298-301. doi: 10.1016/j.repbio.2014.05.001. Epub 2014 Aug 8.

Authors

César A Meza-Herrera¹, Antonio González-Velázquez², Francisco G Veliz-Deras³, Rafael Rodríguez-Martínez³, Gerardo Arellano-Rodriguez³, Juan M Serradilla⁴, Antón García-Martínez⁴, Leonel Avendaño-Reyes⁵, Ulises Macías-Cruz⁵

Affiliations

¹ Chapingo Autonomous University, Regional Universitary Unit on Arid Lands, A.P. No. 8, Bermejillo, Durango, Mexico. Electronic address: cmeza2020@hotmail.com.
² Chapingo Autonomous University, Regional Universitary Unit on Arid Lands, A.P. No. 8, Bermejillo, Durango, Mexico.
³ Antonio Narro Autonomous University, Periférico Raúl López Sánchez and Carretera a Santa Fe, Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico.
⁴ University of Córdoba, Animal Production Department, Campus Rabanales, Cordoba, Spain.
⁵ Baja California Autonomous University - ICA, Mexicali, BC, Mexico.

PMID: 25454497
DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2014.05.001

Abstract

The acute effects of short-term glutamate administration on the number of antral follicles and ovulation rate were examined in adult goats. Neither live weight (44.5±1.3 kg) nor body condition (3.3±0.8 units) differed between the control (untreated) and glutamate-treated (0.175 mg/kg) animals (p>0.05). However, the number of antral follicles (3.4 vs. 2.1, p=0.05) and ovulation rate (2.5 vs. 1.5, p=0.05) was higher in the glutamate-administered group than in the controls.

Keywords: Acute effect; Antral follicles; Glutamate; Goats; Ovulation rate.

Copyright © 2014 Society for Biology of Reproduction & the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn. Published by Elsevier Urban & Partner Sp. z o.o. All rights reserved.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Body Constitution / physiology
Body Weight / physiology
Breeding / methods
Female
Glutamic Acid / administration & dosage
Glutamic Acid / pharmacology*
Goats / physiology*
Least-Squares Analysis
Mexico
Ovarian Follicle / drug effects*
Ovulation / drug effects*

Substances

Glutamic Acid