Microencapsulated rrBNGF as an alternative ovulation induction method in rabbits

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Table 2 Reproductive parameters in nulliparous rabbits does (pregnancy rate, kits kits born alive and stillborn, and rate of ovulating females)

	GnRH n = 10	NGFch-30 n = 10	NGFch-0 n = 10	C-e n = 10	RMSE	P value
Pregnancy rate (%)	90 (9/10)^ab	100 (10/10) ^a	60 (6/10)^b	-	-	*
Born alive (n)	12.3	12.3	10.8	-	2.8	n.s
Stillborn (n)	0.3	0.5	1.0	-	1.0	n.s
Ovulating females (%)	90 (9/10)	100 (10/10)	66.7 (6/9)	83.3 (5/6)	-	n.s

GnRH does inseminated and treated with 20 µg of gonadorelin i.m.; NGFch-30 does treated intravaginally with 0.5 µg of chitosan-encapsulated rrBNGF 30 min before artificial insemination (AI); NGFch-0 does treated intravaginally with 0.5 µg of chitosan-encapsulated rrBNGF at AI; C-e: does stimulated intravaginally with an empty catheter (C-e). RMSE root mean square error. Different superscript letters indicate statistically significant differences (*: p < 0.05). n.s.: not significant

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