NONSURGICAL COLLECTION OF EMBRYOS FROM GOATS

Fifteen parous cyclic goats of Jamunapari, Jakhrana and Beetal breeds were used for non-surgical embryo collection. Goats were maintained un der semi-intensive management system. FSH-Equine/FSH-P @ 10-15 mg in d escending divided dose schedule over 4 days at 12 hr interval i/m was used to superovulate the goals primed with vaginal sponge (60 mg medro xy progesterone acetate) @ 7.5 mg i/m at 11 days interval in double do se schedule or combination of vaginal sponge and lutalyse. Each goat a t the onset of behavioural oestrus was given 500 IU hCG i/v.0 Embryo c ollection was attempted non-surgically 6-7 days post onset of oestrus under epidural anaesthesia using indigenous instruments. Of the 15 goa ls 14 (93.33%) could be catheterized successfully. Fluid recovery rate was 70% (25-90%). Ten normal embryos of different cell stages were re covered in the flushings obtained from 5 goats. Flushings obtained fro m the remaining 9 goats, however, did not contain embryos.