Clinicopathological and Reproductive Studies on The Use of Ivermectin in Ewes

Abdel-Rahman, Ghada H.; H. Ali, Amal

doi:10.21608/javs.2021.164323

Clinicopathological and Reproductive Studies on The Use of Ivermectin in Ewes

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Ghada H. Abdel-Rahman ¹
Amal H. Ali ²

¹ Biology Department, Animal Reproduction Research Institute (ARRI), Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt.

² Theriogenology Department, National Research Center (NRC), Giza, Egypt.

10.21608/javs.2021.164323

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effect of Ivermectin (IVM) on the reproductive hormones and hemato-biochemical parameters of twenty apparently healthy ewes weighing 30-40 kg and 2-3 years old. Ewes were randomly divided into two groups (ten for each). The first group was left without treatment (control group), and the second was treated with the recommended therapeutic dose of IVM (0.2 mg/kg, S/C) one day after parturition (treated group). The study continued for three months. Blood samples were collected from the two groups at the 1^st, 30^th, 60^th, and 90^th days after IVM treatment. The current study revealed that IVM injection delayed estrous for up to 3 months (absence of estrous signs and no ovarian structures were observed by sonar examination). There was a significant decrease in hemoglobin concentration (Hb), red blood cells (RBCs) count, andpacked cell volume (PCV), with a significant increase in total leukocytic count (TLC) at 30^th and 60^th days post-treatment (p.t.). In addition to a significant decreased at (P<0.05) in the activity of glutathione peroxidase (GSH) and concentrations of total antioxidants (TAC), copper (Cu), phosphorus (P), estradiol, triiodothyronine(T₃₎, and tetraiodothyronine (T₄) for up to 3 months. In contrast, a significant increase in concentrations of calcium (Ca), progesterone and cortisol, and activity of malondialdehyde (MDA), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) enzymes were recorded at 30^th and 60^th days p.t. It has been concluded that IVM delayed estrous in ewes for three months via disturbing the female reproductive hormones and the hemato-biochemical parameters. Therefore, it is recommended that IVM not be injected at least three months before the reproductive season.

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Main Subjects

Pathology and clinical pathology

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Ghada H. Abdel-Rahman and Amal H. Ali, 2021. Clinicopathological and Reproductive Studies on The Use of Ivermectin in Ewes.