Profiles of estradiol, progesterone and cortisol fecal for ovarian cycle assessment and ecoguided follicular aspiration (EFA) in owl monkeys (Aotus azarai infulatus)

• Grant number: 12/17724-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: May 01, 2013
• End date: May 14, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Animal Reproduction
• Principal Investigator: Wilter Ricardo Russiano Vicente
• Grantee: Leandro Nassar Coutinho
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Jaboticabal. Jaboticabal , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The present study aims to monitor the ovarian cycle in owl monkeys (Aotus azarai infulatus), identification of the follicular phase, ovulatory and luteal through fecal hormone dosage and ultrasound evaluation, allowing the inclusion of reproductive biotechnologies as ecoguided follicular aspiration. Will be used 20 adult females, aged between 5 and 10 years and 10 prepubescent females, up to 2 years of age, belonging to the breeding colony of owl monkeys (Aotus azarai infulatus), CENP. The research will consist of two phases: 1) Determination of profiles of fecal estradiol, progesterone and cortisol; 2) overstimulation and follicular aspiration ecoguided to study the feasibility and effectiveness of biotechnologies. The design is completely randomized, with analysis of variance and comparison of means by Tukey test at 5% probability.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

COUTINHO, Leandro Nassar. Perfil de progesterona em macacos-da-noite (Aotus azarai infulatus) em cativeiro. 2014. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias. Jaboticabal Jaboticabal.