Research Article
Slimani Khaled Mabrouk and
Abstract
Eight atlas shepherd bitch tow years old and weighing between 14 and 16 kg have received a heat induction treatment with bromocriptine (Parlodel® 2.5 mg Breakable tablet Box of 30 tablets). The dosage adapted for the dog was 1.25 mg/15 kg body weight per day for a heat induction. The heats were followed from the 5th day of proestrus and during estrus to the canine clinical pathology of veterinary institute Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret between January 2014 and January 2015. For the diagnosis of ovulation the vaginal smears and ultrasound of the ovaries were combined with the proportioning of progesterone. No structural anomaly of ovaries and no genital infection were observed on clinical examination. The aim of this study is: To answer the question: Can Bromocriptine treatment induce ovulatory heat? All bitches (8/8) showed vulvar loss between day 21 and day 40 of Bromocriptine treatment. 89% (7/8) bitches exhibited a significant positive chronological evolution between the progesterone blood level and eosinophilic index and diameter of ovaries in. The ovarian diameter in 100% (8/8) bitches was 19 +/- 2.07 mm at the moment of ovulation.