Özet:

In this study, it is aimed to convey the clinical outcomes of routine medical methods of induction of parturition applied in sheep and goats. The material of the study consisted of 11 sheep and 6 goats with different breed and age and gestation period by which the parturitions induced according to the anamnesis and clinical examination results at the late gestation period. In sheep, a total dose of 16 mg of dexamethasone was administered for induction of parturition whereas 10 mg of dinoprost was administered to the goats. The duration from induction to parturition averageed 36.1 ± 10.32 hours in sheep and 34.41 ± 2.95 hours in goats. The parturitions in 10 sheep occurred normally however one sheep underwent a cesarean section. Vaginal delivery was achieved in all of the goats, but only a case of fetal malposition was manually intervened, and resulted postpartum metritis. There were 17 live (10 males and 7 female) and 1 dead (female) lambs from the sheep and 9 live yeanlings (6 males and 3 female) from goats. Mean body temperature of the lambs was 36,67±0,72 ° C; body weights 2.90±0.50 kg; body temperatures of the yeanlings were 36.83±0.87 ° C; body weights were 2.84±0.58 kg. As a result, routine induction of parturition in sheep and goats may be preferred when the general health status of the mother is good and the case is not urgent. However, it would be more appropriate to prefer courageous operation in sheep and goats having health problems.

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