The effect of flunixin meglumine injected before embryo transfer on pregnancy rates in heifers [Düvelerde embriyo transferi öncesi flunixin meglumin uygulamasi{dotless}ni{dotless}n gebelik orani{dotless} üzerine etkisi]

In this study,the effect of flunixin meglumine (non-steroid anti-inflamatuar) injection before embryo transfer on d 7 (oestrus 0) on pregnancy rate was examined. for this aim,39 brown swiss heifers were used. following the oestrus detection,cryopreserved cattle embryos were transferred on d 7. treatment animals were chosen randomly and injected intramuscularly 500 mg flunixin meglumine (fm group,n = 20) 5 min before embryo transfer application while the others remained as controls (control,n = 19) and intramuscularly injected 2 ml of saline solution. all animals were transferred first quality cryopreserved blastosist embryos. transfers were performed to uterine horn ipsilateral to the corpus luteum in 5 min after thawing with the help of epidural anesthesia. pregnancy diagnoses were performed on d 30 by ultrasound with 7.5 mhz rectal probe. pregnancy rates were 50.0% in fm group and 52.6% in control group. the difference between groups was not significant. it is concluded that 500 mg flunixin meglumine injection 5 min before cryopreserved embryo transfer had no effect on pregnancy rates in heifers.