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Tang B, Hao Y, Wang C, Deng Z, Kou Z, Zhou H, Zhang H, Fan F, Wang K, Wang D. Biological characteristics of pregnancy in captive Yangtze finless porpoises revealed by urinary metabolomics†. Biol Reprod 2024; 110:808-818. [PMID: 38169437 PMCID: PMC11017131 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioad175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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The Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis a.) are an endemic and critically endangered species in China. Intensive captive breeding is essential for understanding the biology of critically endangered species, especially their pregnancy characteristics, knowledge of which is crucial for effective breeding management. Urine metabolomics can reveal metabolic differences, arising from physiological changes across pregnancy stages. Therefore, we used the urinary metabolomic technology, to explore urinary metabolite changes in pregnant Yangtze finless porpoises. A total of 2281 metabolites were identified in all samples, which including organic acids and derivatives (24.45%), organoheterocyclic compounds (20.23%), benzenoids (18.05%), organic oxygen compounds (7.73%), and phenylpropanoids and polyketides (6.48%). There were 164, 387, and 522 metabolites demonstrating differential abundance during early pregnancy, mid pregnancy, and late pregnancy, respectively, from the levels observed in nonpregnancy. The levels of pregnenolone, 17α-hydroxyprogesterone, and tetrahydrocortisone were significantly higher during all pregnancy stages, indicating their important roles in fetal development. The differential metabolites between nonpregnancy and pregnancy were mainly associated with amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism. Moreover, metabolic activity varied across pregnancy stages; steroid hormone biosynthesis was predominant in early pregnancy, and amino acid biosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism were predominant in mid pregnancy and late pregnancy, respectively. Our results provide new insights into metabolic characteristics in the Yangtze finless porpoises' urine during pregnancy, and indicate that the differential levels of urine metabolites can determine pregnancy in Yangtze finless porpoises, providing valuable information for the husbandry and management of pregnant Yangtze finless porpoises in captivity.
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- Bin Tang
- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- National Aquatic Biological Resource Center, NABRC, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- National Aquatic Biological Resource Center, NABRC, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- National Aquatic Biological Resource Center, NABRC, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- National Aquatic Biological Resource Center, NABRC, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- National Aquatic Biological Resource Center, NABRC, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- National Aquatic Biological Resource Center, NABRC, Wuhan, China
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Lockhart KN, Fallon LC, Ortega MS. Paternal determinants of early embryo development. Reprod Fertil Dev 2023; 36:43-50. [PMID: 38064190 DOI: 10.1071/rd23172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Existing research has primarily focused on investigating the impacts of the maternal environment, female fertility phenotype, and genetics on pregnancy loss in dairy cattle. Recently, attention has been directed toward understanding the role the sire has on embryo quality and viability. Studies have shown there is a paternal influence on early pregnancy loss, but the specific mechanisms impacting pregnancy establishment and maintenance remain unclear. Despite clear differences that sires have on pregnancy outcomes, there is a lack of evidence regarding specifically how sires influence pregnancy. Sperm characteristics, such as motility, concentration, and morphology, have been extensively studied, but further research is needed to understand what makes one sire more or less fertile than another sire and how this affects pregnancy. To effectively address pregnancy loss, a deeper understanding of the processes involved from fertilisation to blastocyst formation is essential, particularly for understanding early pregnancy loss.
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- Kelsey N Lockhart
- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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Mee JF. Invited review: Bovine abortion-Incidence, risk factors and causes. Reprod Domest Anim 2023; 58 Suppl 2:23-33. [PMID: 37186386 DOI: 10.1111/rda.14366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The true incidence of bovine abortion (42-260 days of gestation) is unknown because of under-reporting. This is particularly true of the first half of gestation when most abortions occur. From research studies, it is estimated that the animal-level incidence of abortion between day 45 and term is approximately 10%, being lower in suckler than in dairy cows. While wide variation exists in herd-level incidence, up to 30%, it is estimated that less than 5% of farmers report high (>5%) observed abortion rates. Given these figures, veterinary practitioners and farmers tend to use investigation thresholds close to these values, ≥5 and ≥3%, respectively. Most of the risk factors for abortion are animal-level factors (e.g. parity), but there are also herd-level factors (e.g. enterprise type). Of the many risk factors for bovine abortion, only a small number are modifiable. While the causes of bovine abortion are often classified as noninfectious or infectious, in reality, this means diagnosis not reached (DNR) or infectious. Approximately 40% of abortions are diagnosed as infectious and the remaining 60% as DNR; DNR includes both infectious and noninfectious causes not diagnosed. Increasingly, genetic causes are being diagnosed and changes to current national genetic selection indices may be warranted. Of the infectious causes, Neospora caninum is now the most commonly diagnosed abortifacient internationally, followed by Trueperella pyogenes, BVDv and fungi. Both national eradication programmes and effective vaccination programmes can reduce the burden of some infectious abortifacients, but the control of sporadic, noninfectious and Neospora-associated abortions remains challenging.
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- John F Mee
- Teagasc, Moorepark Research Centre, Animal and Bioscience Research Department, Fermoy, Ireland
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Khan I, Mesalam A, Heo YS, Lee SH, Nabi G, Kong IK. Heat Stress as a Barrier to Successful Reproduction and Potential Alleviation Strategies in Cattle. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:2359. [PMID: 37508136 PMCID: PMC10376617 DOI: 10.3390/ani13142359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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In recent decades, the adverse effects of global warming on all living beings have been unanimously recognized across the world. A high environmental temperature that increases the respiration and rectal temperature of cattle is called heat stress (HS), and it can affect both male and female reproductive functions. For successful reproduction and fertilization, mature and healthy oocytes are crucial; however, HS reduces the developmental competence of oocytes, which compromises reproduction. HS disturbs the hormonal balance that plays a crucial role in successful reproduction, particularly in reducing the luteinizing hormone and progesterone levels, which leads to severe problems such as poor follicle development with a poor-quality oocyte and problems related to maturity, silent estrus, abnormal or weak embryo development, and pregnancy loss, resulting in a declining reproduction rate and losses for the cattle industry. Lactating cattle are particularly susceptible to HS and, hence, their reproduction rate is substantially reduced. Additionally, bulls are also affected by HS; during summer, semen quality and sperm motility decline, leading to compromised reproduction. In summer, the conception rate is reduced by 20-30% worldwide. Although various techniques, such as the provision of water sprinklers, shade, and air conditioning, are used during summer, these methods are insufficient to recover the normal reproduction rate and, therefore, special attention is needed to improve reproductive efficiency and minimize the detrimental effect of HS on cattle during summer. The application of advanced reproductive technologies such as the production of embryos in vitro, cryopreservation during the hot season, embryo transfer, and timed artificial insemination may minimize the detrimental effects of HS on livestock reproduction and recover the losses in the cattle industry.
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- Imran Khan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Keimyung University, 1095 Dalgubeol-daero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Keimyung University, 1095 Dalgubeol-daero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
- Department of Premedicine, School of Medicine, Keimyung University, 1095 Dalgubeol-daero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Animal Science, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
- The King Kong Corp., Ltd., Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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Pickett A, Cooke R, Gonçalves L, Burato S, Holton M, Dias N, Pancini S, Redifer T, Clark S, Currin J, Stewart J, Fontes P, Mercadante V. Supplementing Ca salts of soybean oil via low-moisture molasses-based blocks to improve reproductive performance and overall productivity of beef cows. Anim Reprod Sci 2023; 252:107227. [PMID: 37027991 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2023.107227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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This experiment evaluated reproductive and productive responses of beef cows receiving self-fed low-moisture blocks (LMB) enriched or not with Ca salts of soybean oil (CSSO) throughout the breeding season. Non-pregnant, suckled multiparous Angus-influenced cows were assigned to a fixed-time artificial insemination (AI) protocol (day -10 to 0) followed by natural service (day 15-70). Cows were managed in 12 groups (46 ± 4 cows/group) maintained in individual pastures, and groups received LMB enriched with 25 % (as-fed basis) of CSSO or ground corn (CON) from day - 10 to 100. Both treatments were designed to yield a daily LMB intake of 0.454 kg/cow (as-fed basis). Cows receiving CSSO had greater (P < 0.01) mean concentrations of ω-6 fatty acids in plasma samples collected on days 0 and 55. Cows receiving CSSO had greater (P = 0.05) pregnancy rate to fixed-time AI (67.2 vs. 59.3 %), whereas final pregnancy rate did not differ (P = 0.92) between treatments. Pregnancy loss was less (P = 0.03) in CSSO cows (4.50 vs. 9.04 %), which also calved earlier during the calving season (treatment × week; P = 0.04). Weaning rate tended to be greater (P = 0.09) in CSSO (84.8 vs. 79.4 %), although calf weaning age and weight did not differ (P ≥ 0.72) between treatments. Kilos of calf weaned/cow exposed was greater (P = 0.04) in CSSO cows (234 vs. 215 kg). Therefore, supplementing CSSO to beef cows via LMB during the breeding season improved their reproductive and overall productivity during a cow-calf cycle.
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Association of bovine viral diarrhea virus, bovine herpesvirus 1, and Neospora caninum with late embryonic losses in highly supplemented grazing dairy cows. Theriogenology 2022; 194:126-132. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2022.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Clinical Overview of Luteal Deficiency in Dairy Cattle. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12151871. [PMID: 35892521 PMCID: PMC9330503 DOI: 10.3390/ani12151871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Luteal deficiency is defined as reduced progesterone production by the corpus luteum, either in the amount or duration, or both. The clinical manifestations include primary infertility and pregnancy loss during the late embryonic/early fetal period (30–50 days post-AI). This work provides a clinical overview of the current understanding of luteal deficiency and its association with low fertility in dairy cows. Abstract Luteal deficiency is defined as reduced progesterone (P4) steroidogenesis by the corpus luteum (CL), either in the amount or duration, or both. This work provides a clinical overview of the current understanding of luteal deficiency and its association with low fertility in dairy cows. Low plasma P4 concentrations during the luteal phase post-artificial insemination (AI) are associated with lower conception rates. Treatments post-AI with P4, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) or human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) improve fertility in some conditions. Sub-luteal function during the late embryonic period (at pregnancy diagnosis, i.e., 28–34 days post-AI), is just one factor among other factors associated with pregnancy loss. Treatment with P4 in cows with one CL favors pregnancy maintenance, while GnRH treatment does the same in cows carrying twins. The diagnosis of sub-luteal function can be made clinically on the basis of plasma or milk P4 concentrations. Automated in-line milk P4 analysis systems to diagnose luteal activity emerge as a very interesting tool in dairy herds. Monitoring plasma or milk P4 concentrations with the help of Doppler ultrasonography to assess the CL function would allow individualizing the luteal phase support.
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Muro BBD, Oliveira ACR, Carnevale RF, Leal DF, Monteiro MS, Poor AP, Pereira FA, de Souza LJ, Ferreira JB, Almond GW, Garbossa CAP. Altrenogest Supplementation during Early Pregnancy Improves Reproductive Outcome in Pigs. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12141801. [PMID: 35883348 PMCID: PMC9312252 DOI: 10.3390/ani12141801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Progesterone plays an important role in initial conceptus development and in a successful pregnancy, but results related to progesterone or its analogues (altrenogest) supplementation in early pregnancy of pigs are conflicting. The present study evaluated the effects of altrenogest supplementation in sows during days 6 and 12 of pregnancy on reproductive performance. On day 6 of pregnancy, 301 females were allocated at random to one of the following treatments: CON (Control: non-supplemented females, n = 163) or ALT (females daily supplemented with 20 mg of altrenogest, orally, from day 6 to 12 of pregnancy, n = 138). Ovulation was considered as occurred at 48 h after the first estrus detection to standardize the first day of pregnancy. The supplementation increased the number of total piglets born (ALT: 17.3 ± 0.4; CON: 16.6 ± 0.4), piglets born alive (ALT: 15.6 ± 0.4; CON: 14.8 ± 0.3), and placenta weight (ALT: 4.2 ± 0.1; CON: 3.8 ± 0.1) and decreased the stillbirth rate (ALT: 5.9 ± 0.6; CON: 7.6 ± 0.6) and the number of piglets born weighing less than 800 g (ALT: 6.6 ± 0.6; CON: 8.0 ± 0.6), without impairment on farrowing rate. These results demonstrated that altrenogest supplementation on swine females between days 6 and 12 of pregnancy may be used to improve reproductive performance.
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- Bruno Bracco Donatelli Muro
- Department of Nutrition and Animal Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo (USP), Pirassununga 13635-900, Brazil; (A.C.R.O.); (R.F.C.); (F.A.P.); (C.A.P.G.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Nutrition and Animal Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo (USP), Pirassununga 13635-900, Brazil; (A.C.R.O.); (R.F.C.); (F.A.P.); (C.A.P.G.)
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- Department of Nutrition and Animal Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo (USP), Pirassununga 13635-900, Brazil; (A.C.R.O.); (R.F.C.); (F.A.P.); (C.A.P.G.)
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- Department of Population Health & Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC 27607, USA; (D.F.L.); (J.B.F.); (G.W.A.)
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo 05508-270, Brazil; (M.S.M.); (A.P.P.)
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo 05508-270, Brazil; (M.S.M.); (A.P.P.)
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- Department of Nutrition and Animal Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo (USP), Pirassununga 13635-900, Brazil; (A.C.R.O.); (R.F.C.); (F.A.P.); (C.A.P.G.)
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- Luiz Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba 13418-900, Brazil;
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- Department of Population Health & Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC 27607, USA; (D.F.L.); (J.B.F.); (G.W.A.)
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- Department of Population Health & Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC 27607, USA; (D.F.L.); (J.B.F.); (G.W.A.)
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- Department of Nutrition and Animal Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo (USP), Pirassununga 13635-900, Brazil; (A.C.R.O.); (R.F.C.); (F.A.P.); (C.A.P.G.)
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Effect of punicalagin and human chorionic gonadotropin on body weight and reproductive traits in maiden rabbit does. Vet Anim Sci 2020; 10:100140. [PMID: 32995661 PMCID: PMC7501459 DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2020.100140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Punicalagin as a potential antioxidant against free radicals in combination with human chorionic gonadotropin as an auxiliary factor in increasing progesterone levels from accessory corpus luteum enhance reproductive and pregnancy health in young does. Free radicals produced from reproductive processes may disturb oocyte and embryo growth. Injection of punicalagin (PL) alone or in combination with human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) had significant impacts on maternal body weight (MBW), conception rate (CR), gestation length (GL), kindling rate (KR), total litter size (TLS), live litter size (LLS), kit weight (KW) and progesterone (P4) concentrations during 1st/2nd gestation periods.
Little is known about the effect of punicalagin extracted from pomegranate or in combination with human chorionic gonadotropin on enhancing the productive and reproductive performance in rabbits that gestate for the first time. The impact of punicalagin alone or in combination with human chorionic gonadotropin on maiden doe body weight, progesterone concentrations, conception rate, gestation rate, litter size, and kit weight was investigated in this study. A completely randomized and balanced experimental design was used to allocate 21 naturally mated maiden does at 6 months of age into the following three treatment groups of 7 does each: Control - intramuscular injection with sterilized water only; Treatment 1 - pre-mating intramuscular injection with punicalagin (100 µg/doe) twice a week and once 3 days post-mating; and Treatment 2 - pre-mating intramuscular injection with punicalagin twice a week and human chorionic gonadotropin (25 IU/doe) once 3 days post-mating. Progesterone was assayed from blood samples taken from the ear marginal vein at mating, post-mating, gestation, and post-kindling phases when all does were weighed. Results indicated significantly positive impacts of punicalagin alone or in combination with human chorionic gonadotropin on all doe reproductive traits, birth, and weaning weights of kits. The study clearly demonstrated an improvement in doe fertility, reproductive performance, and kit survival to weaning. In conclusion, PL and PL+HCG improved maternal body weights and their offspring as well as pregnancy outcomes of young rabbits particularly in the 2nd pregnancy, hence findings of this study could be recommended for improving reproductive health and fertility in maiden rabbit does.
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Djelailia H, Bouraoui R, Jemmali B, Najar T. Effects of heat stress on reproductive efficiency in Holstein dairy cattle in the North African arid region. Reprod Domest Anim 2020; 55:1250-1257. [PMID: 32648982 DOI: 10.1111/rda.13772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This work aims to study the relationship between variations of the Temperature-Humidity Index (THI) and the parameters of reproduction especially the first conception rate (FCR) and to determine the threshold THI value where cows' fertility rate dropped in 12 Holstein dairy herds raised in the arid climatic conditions of Tunisia. THI values were calculated over 22 years (1996-2018), and the mean monthly temperature and relative humidity data were obtained from the Meteorological Institute of Tunisia. A total of 20,396 individual records (Insemination and calving dates) were extracted from the Livestock and Pasturing Office (OEP, Tunisia) with regard to the highest THI before breeding, on the breeding day, and after breeding. Statistical analysis was performed using the GLM procedure of SAS software. Results point to the fact that a summer heat stress exists in southeast Tunisia and lasts for 4 months starting from June until September with THI values fluctuating between 73 ± 2.38 and 79 ± 3.01 exceeding, therefore, THI threshold of 72. Increased THI from ≤70 to ≥80 units was associated with drops in conception rate (CR) and fertility rate (FR) of 49% and 45% giving a correlation with the THI of (r = -.72, p < .05) and (r = -.74, p < .05), respectively. When cows were inseminated on extremely hot days (THI ≥ 80) preceded by cooler temperatures, pregnancy by service (P/AI) was 7% points higher than for other cows that were exposed to high temperatures before breeding. The average number of insemination was higher (p < .05) from THI ≤ 70 (2.01) compared to THI ≥ 80 (3.41). Cows calving during an absence of heat stress (THI ≤ 70) have the shortest average calving intervals (CI: 420 ± 15.1 days). Contrastly, calving in the condition of heat stress (THI ≥ 80) has the longest CI (487 ± 12.8 days). For each point increase in the THI value above 67, there is a decrease in the first conception rate by 1.39%. In this particular arid environment, high-yielding Holstein cows' breeding success is strongly affected by heat stress that takes place just before or after breeding.
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- Hanane Djelailia
- Laboratoire de Recherche : Matériaux Molécules et Applications, Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie, Université de Carthage, Tunis, Tunisie
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- LR13AGR02: Laboratoire ADIPARA, Higher School of Agriculture of Mateur, University of Carthage, Mateur, Tunisie
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- LR13AGR02: Laboratoire ADIPARA, Higher School of Agriculture of Mateur, University of Carthage, Mateur, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de Recherche : Matériaux Molécules et Applications, Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie, Université de Carthage, Tunis, Tunisie
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Couto SR, Guerson YB, Ferreira JE, Silva OR, Silenciato LN, Barbero RP, Mello MR. Impact of supplementation with long-acting progesterone on gestational loss in Nelore females submitted to TAI. Theriogenology 2019; 125:168-172. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Effect of human chorionic gonadotrophin injection after artificial insemination on pregnancy establishment in dairy cattle. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.12750/jet.2018.33.3.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Lv S, Yu J, Xu X. A comparison of effectiveness among frequent treatments of recurrent spontaneous abortion: A Bayesian network meta-analysis. Am J Reprod Immunol 2018; 80:e12856. [PMID: 29709100 DOI: 10.1111/aji.12856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE A comprehensive network meta-analysis was designed to clarify contradictions and offer valuable clinical guidance in the treatment of recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA). METHOD The included clinical trials were selected from the relevant medical journal databases and screened. Treatments were ranked by the surface under the cumulative ranking curve. Heat plots were constructed to analyze the inconsistency between direct data and network results, and adjusted funnel plots were constructed to assess publication bias. RESULTS Forty-nine randomized controlled trials involving a total of 8496 RSA patients were selected. With placebo as control, corticosteroid plus low dose aspirin (LDA) plus unfractionated heparin (UFH), granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) alone, and LDA plus low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) all demonstrated effectiveness in increasing successful live birth rates and reducing the incidences of miscarriage. However, no treatment was demonstrably superior to placebo in terms of pregnancy success. For all 3 endpoints (live birth, abortion and success pregnancy), the adjusted funnel plots were symmetric to zero and indicated no publication bias. In terms of live birth and abortion rates, no treatment outperformed placebo in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome. CONCLUSION In consideration of live birth and abortion rates, corticosteroid plus LDA plus UFH appeared to be the optimum treatment strategy; G-CSF was second, followed by LDA with LMWH, LDA plus LMWH plus intravenous immunoglobulin, corticosteroid with LDA and others. Subgroup analysis demonstrated no benefit of antithrombotic therapy in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome.
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- Sha Lv
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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Guo YS, Tao JZ. Metabolomics and pathway analyses to characterize metabolic alterations in pregnant dairy cows on D 17 and D 45 after AI. Sci Rep 2018; 8:5973. [PMID: 29654235 PMCID: PMC5899158 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-23983-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Nutrient flow to the embryo and placenta is crucial for proper development and growth during pregnancy. In this study, a metabonomic analysis was undertaken to better understand global changes in pregnant dairy cows on D 17 and D 45 after timed artificial insemination (AI). Metabolic changes in the blood plasma of pregnant dairy cows were investigated using HPLC-MS and a multivariate statistical analysis. Changes in metabolic networks were established using the MetPA method. Alterations in six metabolic pathways were found on D 17 and D 45, including variations in the level of alpha-linolenic acid metabolism, glycerophospholipid metabolism, pentose and glucuronate interconversions, glycerolipid metabolism, folate biosynthesis, and tyrosine metabolism. In addition to these pathways, 9 metabolic pathways were markedly altered on D 45. These pathways included changes in the one-carbon pool caused by folate; phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis; thiamine metabolism; pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis; purine metabolism; inositol phosphate metabolism; amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism; pentose phosphate; and the TCA pathway. The combination of metabonomics and network methods used in this study generated rich biochemical insight into possible biological modules related to early pregnancy in dairy cows.
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- Y S Guo
- School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China.
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Miranda VO, Oliveira FC, Dias JH, Vargas Júnior SF, Goularte KL, Sá Filho MF, Sá Filho OGD, Baldassarre H, Vieira AD, Lucia T, Gasperin BG. Estrus resynchronization in ewes with unknown pregnancy status. Theriogenology 2018; 106:103-107. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 10/07/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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López-Gatius F, Hunter R. From pre-ovulatory follicle palpation to the challenge of twin pregnancies: Clinical reflections following one million gynaecological examinations in dairy cows. Reprod Domest Anim 2017; 52 Suppl 4:4-11. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.13041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- F. López-Gatius
- Agrotecnio Center; University of Lleida; Lleida Spain
- Transfer in Bovine Reproduction SLu; Barbastro Spain
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- Sidney Sussex College; University of Cambridge; Cambridge England
- Ladfield; Jedburgh Scotland
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Causes of declining fertility in dairy cows during the warm season. Theriogenology 2016; 91:145-153. [PMID: 28215679 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Revised: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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In the Northern Hemisphere, from June to September and in the Southern Hemisphere from December to March, there are periods of reduced fertility (sub-fertility) in dairy cows that are described as summer infertility. Several factors contribute to sub-fertility during this time, such as ambient temperature, humidity and photoperiod. During the warm season there is a reduction in feed intake that may compromise the energy balance of the cow and/or induce an imbalance in the activity of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal-ovarian axis. These factors reduce the reproductive performance of the cow and compromise the quality of oocytes, embryos and corpora lutea. This paper reviews current knowledge on the metabolic and endocrine mechanisms that induce summer infertility and describe their effects on follicle, oocyte and embryo development in dairy cows.
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Efficacy of progesterone supplementation during early pregnancy in cows: A meta-analysis. Theriogenology 2015; 85:1390-1398.e1. [PMID: 26822872 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2015] [Revised: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Progesterone is a critical hormone during early pregnancy in the cow. As a result, a number of studies have investigated the effects of progesterone supplementation on pregnancy rates. In this study, a meta-analysis using a univariate binary random effects model was carried out on 84 specific treatments reported in 53 publications involving control (n = 9905) and progesterone-treated (n = 9135) cows. Although the results of individual studies showed wide variations (-40% to +50% point changes), progesterone treatment resulted in an overall increase in pregnancy rate odds ratio (OR = 1.12; P < 0.01). Improvements in pregnancy rate were only observed in cows treated at natural estrus (OR = 1.41, P < 0.01) and not following synchronization of estrus or ovulation. Although treatment between Days 3 to 7 postinsemination was beneficial (OR = 1.15; P < 0.01), treatment earlier or later than this was not. Progesterone supplementation was beneficial in cows of lower fertility (<45% control pregnancy rate) but not in cows with higher fertility. These results indicated that the benefit of progesterone supplementation on fertility of cows required exogenous progesterone supplementation to start between Day 3 to 7 and the appropriate reproductive status (i.e., lower fertility, natural estrus) of the treated cows.
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Sampaio P, Alves N, Souza J, Sales J, Carvalho R, Lima R, Teixeira A, Nogueira G, Ascari I. Comparative efficacy of exogenous eCG and progesterone on endogenous progesterone and pregnancy in Holstein cows submitted to timed artificial insemination. Anim Reprod Sci 2015; 162:88-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2015.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2015] [Revised: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 09/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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De Rensis F, Garcia-Ispierto I, López-Gatius F. Seasonal heat stress: Clinical implications and hormone treatments for the fertility of dairy cows. Theriogenology 2015; 84:659-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2015] [Revised: 04/11/2015] [Accepted: 04/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Induction of accessory corpus luteum in cows by gonadotropin-releasing hormone administrated after insemination. ACTA VET BRNO 2014. [DOI: 10.2754/avb201483020107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Sufficiency of progesterone limits conception rate in dairy cows. This study evaluates the effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone on induction of accessory corpus luteum, progesterone concentrations and pregnancy in dairy cows. The hormone (0.05 mg) was administrated intramuscularly to cows with one corpus luteum on day 5–7 (Group E1, n = 57) or 11–13 (Group E2, n = 40) after insemination; control groups C1 (n = 54) and C2 (n = 41) were not treated. Detection of pregnancy by ultrasound examination and measurement of serum progesterone concentration was performed on day 25–39 and around day 90 after insemination. The occurrences of two corpora lutea in groups E1 and E2 versus C1 and C2 were 43.9% and 33.5% vs. 3.7% and 9.8% (P < 0.001). Progesterone concentrations were 5.9 ± 2.92 ng/ml and 7.8 ± 2.35 ng/ml in untreated and treated cows (P = 0.016), respectively. Conception rates in groups E1 and E2 were 100% and 86.7% in cows bearing two corpora lutea, and only 16.7% and 38.9% in cows bearing one corpus luteum (P < 0.01); similarly as in groups E1 and E2 compared to groups C1 and C2 (49.1% and 50% vs. 50% and 31.7%). Pregnancy rates around day 90 in groups E1 and E2 compared to groups C1 and C2 were 45.6% and 45% vs. 42.6% and 26.8%, respectively. Administration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone on day 5–7 or 11–13 after insemination was efficient to induce accessory corpus luteum and increase the concentration of serum progesterone but had no effect on the conception rate.
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Progesterone supplementation before timed AI increased ovulation synchrony and pregnancy per AI, and supplementation after timed AI reduced pregnancy losses in lactating dairy cows. Theriogenology 2013; 79:833-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2012] [Revised: 12/15/2012] [Accepted: 12/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bartolome J, Wallace SP, de la Sota R, Thatcher W. The effect of administering equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) post artificial insemination on fertility of lactating dairy cows. Theriogenology 2012; 78:1110-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2011] [Revised: 04/02/2012] [Accepted: 05/07/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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López-Gatius F. Factors of a noninfectious nature affecting fertility after artificial insemination in lactating dairy cows. A review. Theriogenology 2012; 77:1029-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2011] [Revised: 09/22/2011] [Accepted: 10/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Serological screening for Coxiella burnetii infection and related reproductive performance in high producing dairy cows. Res Vet Sci 2011; 93:67-73. [PMID: 21862091 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2011.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2011] [Revised: 07/13/2011] [Accepted: 07/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The possible relationship between Coxiella-seropositivity and the reproductive performance of cows during the previous year to the serological screening was examined in three high producing dairy herds. The herds had a history of subfertility (<25% of pregnancies for the total number of AI), abortion (>18% abortions) and a positive polymerase chain reaction test for Coxiella burnetii in the bulk tank milk with an excretion higher than 10(4)Coxiella /ml for all three herds. Antibodies against C. burnetii were detected in 50.2% of the 781 parous cows analyzed. Coxiella seropositivity was linked to placenta retention, to changes in the interval from parturition to conception (with the lowest interval parturition-conception for cows with low level of seropositivity), early pregnancy (cows becoming pregnant before Day 90 postpartum) and maintenance of gestation during the early fetal period, while it failed to affect rates of abortion after Day 90 of gestation or stillbirth.
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Andreu-Vázquez C, Garcia-Ispierto I, López-Béjar M, de Sousa N, Beckers J, López-Gatius F. Clinical implications of induced twin reduction in dairy cattle. Theriogenology 2011; 76:512-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2010] [Revised: 03/05/2011] [Accepted: 03/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wallace L, Breiner C, Breiner R, Spell A, Carter J, Lamb G, Stevenson J. Administration of human chorionic gonadotropin at embryo transfer induced ovulation of a first wave dominant follicle, and increased progesterone and transfer pregnancy rates. Theriogenology 2011; 75:1506-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2010] [Revised: 11/07/2010] [Accepted: 12/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Sani RN, Farzaneh N, Moezifar M, Seifi H, Tabatabei AA. Evaluation of five resynchronization methods using different combinations of PGF2α, GnRH, estradiol and an intravaginal progesterone device for insemination in Holstein cows. Anim Reprod Sci 2011; 124:1-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2011.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2010] [Revised: 01/25/2011] [Accepted: 02/09/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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López-Gatius F, García-Ispierto I. Ultrasound and Endocrine Findings that Help to Assess the Risk of Late Embryo/Early Foetal Loss by Non-Infectious Cause in Dairy Cattle. Reprod Domest Anim 2010; 45 Suppl 3:15-24. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2010.01620.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Buttrey B, Burns M, Stevenson J. Ovulation and pregnancy outcomes in response to human chorionic gonadotropin before resynchronized ovulation in dairy cattle. Theriogenology 2010; 73:449-59. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2009] [Revised: 09/30/2009] [Accepted: 09/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pescara J, Sá Filho O, Losi T, Cooke R, Vasconcelos JLM. Serum progesterone concentration and conception rate of beef cows supplemented with ground corn after a fixed-time artificial insemination protocol. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2010. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09352010000100018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The effects of different levels of finely ground corn (FC) supplementation to grazing beef cows after fixed-time AI (TAI) on serum progesterone (P4) concentrations on day 7 and conception rates on day 28 after TAI were investigated. Three hundred and sixty-four lactating multiparous Brangus cows had follicular and luteal activity synchronized by treatment with estradiol benzoate (Estrogin; 2.0mg IM) and insertion of intra-vaginal P4 releasing device (CIDR) on day -11, followed by treatment with PGF2α (Lutalyse; 25mg IM) on day -4, CIDR and calf removal on day -2, and treatment with GnRH (Fertagyl; 100µg IM) TAI and calf return on day 0. On day 0, cows were randomly allotted in one of the following FC supplement treatments: G1 - 2kg/day from day 0 to 21; G2 - 2kg/day from day 0 to 7, and 6kg/day from day 8 to 21; G3 -6kg/day from day 0 to 7, and 2kg/day from day 8 to 21; and G4 -6kg/day from day 0 to 21. Blood samples were collected on day 7, and pregnancy was determined by ultrasonography indicating the presence of a fetus on day 28. Cows supplemented with 2kg/d of FC had higher serum concentration of P4 on day 7 than cows supplemented with 6kg/d (1.58 vs. 1.28ng/mL; P<0.01; SEM = 0.08). Cows from G4 had higher conception rates compared to G1 cows (58.4 vs. 41.9%, respectively; P<0.05). The level of supplemental energy intake after TAI is negatively associated with following serum P4 concentrations, but positively associated with conception rates of grazing beef cows.
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López-Gatius F, García-Ispierto I, Hunter R. Factors affecting spontaneous reduction of corpora lutea and twin embryos during the late embryonic/early fetal period in multiple-ovulating dairy cows. Theriogenology 2010; 73:293-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2009] [Revised: 08/30/2009] [Accepted: 09/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Santolaria P, López-Gatius F, García-Ispierto I, Bech-Sàbat G, Angulo E, Carretero T, Sánchez-Nadal JA, Yániz J. Effects of cumulative stressful and acute variation episodes of farm climate conditions on late embryo/early fetal loss in high producing dairy cows. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2010; 54:93-98. [PMID: 19707796 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-009-0258-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2009] [Revised: 07/28/2009] [Accepted: 07/29/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The aim of this study was to determine possible relationships between farm climate conditions, recorded from day 0 to day 40 post-artificial insemination (AI), and late embryo/early fetal loss in high producing dairy cows. Pregnancy was diagnosed by rectal ultrasonography between 28 and 34 days post-AI. Fetal loss was registered when a further 80- to 86-day diagnosis proved negative. Climate variables such as air temperature and relative humidity (RH) were monitored in the cubicles area for each 30-min period. Temperature-humidity indices (THI); cumulative stressful values and episodes of acute change (defined as the mean daily value 1.2 times higher or lower than the mean daily values of the 10 previous days) of the climate variables were calculated. The data were derived from 759 cows in one herd. A total of 692 pregnancies (91.2%) carried singletons and 67 (8.8%) carried twins. No triplets were recorded. Pregnancy loss was recorded in 6.7% (51/759) of pregnancies: 5.6% (39/692) in single and 17.9% (12/67) in twin pregnancies. Using logistic regression procedures, a one-unit increase in the daily cumulative number of hours for the THI values higher than 85 during days 11-20 of gestation caused a 1.57-fold increase in the pregnancy loss, whereas the likelihood of fetal loss increased by a factor of 1.16 for each additional episode of acute variation for the maximum THI values during gestation days 0-40. THI values higher than 85 and episodes of acute variation for the maximum THI values were only recorded during the warm and cool periods, respectively. The presence of twins led to a 3.98-fold increase in pregnancy loss. In conclusion, our findings show that cumulative stressful and episodes of acute variation of climatic conditions can compromise the success of gestation during both the cool and warm periods of the year. Twin pregnancy was confirmed as a main factor associated with pregnancy loss.
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- Pilar Santolaria
- Institute of Environmental Science, Escuela Politécnica Superior, University of Zaragoza, Ctra. Curate s/n, 22071, Huesca, Spain.
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Bech-Sàbat G, García-Ispierto I, Yániz J, López-Gatius F. Therapeutic Approaches to Pregnancy Loss of Non-infectious Cause During the Late Embryonic/Early Foetal Period in Dairy Cattle. A Review. Reprod Domest Anim 2009; 45:e469-75. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01562.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Garcia-Ispierto I, López-Gatius F, Bech-Sàbat G, Yániz JL, Angulo E, Maris C, Floc’h S, Martino A. Effects of a Progesterone-Based Oestrous Synchronization Protocol in 51- to 57-Day Postpartum High-Producing Dairy Cows. Reprod Domest Anim 2009; 45:e168-73. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01541.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Serrano B, López-Gatius F, Santolaria P, Almería S, García-Ispierto I, Bech-Sabat G, Sulon J, de Sousa NM, Beckers JF, Yániz JL. Factors affecting plasma pregnancy-associated glycoprotein 1 concentrations throughout gestation in high-producing dairy cows. Reprod Domest Anim 2009; 44:600-5. [PMID: 18992084 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.01025.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study was designed to establish the factors, if any, which could affect plasma pregnancy-associated glycoprotein-1 (PAG-1) expression in a study population of 87 pregnant, high-producing dairy cows. The factors examined were: semen providing breed (Holstein-Friesian vs Limousin), outcome of gestation (male vs female newborn, and singleton vs twin pregnancies), lactation number, milk production at pregnancy diagnosis, plasma progesterone concentration, season of gestation (warm period, March-November vs cool period, December-February), and day of gestation (40, 90, 120, 150, 180 and 210). Pregnancy was diagnosed by transrectal ultrasound on day 40 post-insemination and by palpation per rectum on days 90, 120, 150, 180 and 210. Blood samples were collected from each animal immediately before each pregnancy diagnosis. The relative contributions of the different factors on PAG-1 concentrations were evaluated by GLM repeated measures analysis of variance. No significant effects of the herd, foetal sex, milk production, lactation number and plasma progesterone concentrations were observed. In contrast, twin pregnancy, the use of Limousin semen and conception during the cool period were correlated with significantly increased plasma PAG-1 concentrations throughout gestation. Our data indicate that both cow well-being during early placental development, determined in our conditions by reduced heat stress when conception occurred in the cool season, and crossbreed pregnancies lead to improved PAG-1 production throughout the gestation period.
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- B Serrano
- Department of Animal Production, CITA, Zaragoza, Spain.
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Pregnancy patterns during the early fetal period in high producing dairy cows treated with GnRH or progesterone. Theriogenology 2009; 71:920-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2008] [Revised: 10/18/2008] [Accepted: 10/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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García-Ispierto I, López-Gatius F, Almería S, Yániz J, Santolaria P, Serrano B, Bech-Sàbat G, Nogareda C, Sulon J, de Sousa NM, Beckers JF. Factors affecting plasma prolactin concentrations throughout gestation in high producing dairy cows. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2009; 36:57-66. [PMID: 19036554 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2008.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2008] [Revised: 10/06/2008] [Accepted: 10/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate possible relationships between plasma concentrations of prolactin and the following factors throughout gestation in lactating dairy cows: photoperiod, season, milk production, Neospora caninum-seropositivity, twin pregnancy, and plasma concentrations of pregnancy associated glycoproteins-1 (PAG-1), progesterone and cortisol. Pregnancy was diagnosed by trans-rectal ultrasonography on Day 40 post-insemination and by palpation per rectum on Days 90, 120, 150, 180 and 210 or until abortion in aborting cows. Blood samples were collected from each animal immediately before each pregnancy diagnosis. The study population was comprised of 73 non-aborting (54 Neospora-seropositive cows) and 20 aborting cows (all Neospora-seropositive) cows. In non-aborting cows, GLM repeated measures of analysis of variance revealed that lactation number and days in milk had no effect on plasma prolactin concentrations throughout gestation, whereas high plasma prolactin concentrations were significantly associated with high plasma levels of cortisol and PAG-1, with Neospora-seropositivity, positive photoperiod (increasing day length), twin pregnancy, and with low plasma progesterone concentrations. An interaction among plasma prolactin, plasma cortisol and milk production was observed in that plasma prolactin concentrations differed significantly throughout gestation and were highest in high-producing cows with high cortisol levels. In Neospora-seropositive non-aborting versus aborting cows, mean prolactin concentrations failed to differ on Days 40, 90, 120, 150 and 180 of pregnancy, whereas prolactin values were significantly lower (P=0.03) in aborting animals on Day 210 of pregnancy. Our results indicate that a positive photoperiod and Neospora-infection lead to increased plasma prolactin concentrations throughout gestation. Reduced prolactin concentrations detected in Neospora-seropositive aborting cows compared to non-aborting animals suggests a protective effect of prolactin in N. caninum infection.
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Yániz J, López-Gatius F, Bech-Sàbat G, García-Ispierto I, Serrano B, Santolaria P. Relationships between Milk Production, Ovarian Function and Fertility in High-producing Dairy Herds in North-eastern Spain. Reprod Domest Anim 2008; 43 Suppl 4:38-43. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01227.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Stevenson J, Tiffany S, Inskeep E. Maintenance of Pregnancy in Dairy Cattle After Treatment with Human Chorionic Gonadotropin or Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone. J Dairy Sci 2008; 91:3092-101. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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De Rensis F, Valentini R, Gorrieri F, Bottarelli E, Lopez-Gatius F. Inducing ovulation with hCG improves the fertility of dairy cows during the warm season. Theriogenology 2008; 69:1077-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2007] [Revised: 01/18/2008] [Accepted: 01/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Factors affecting plasma progesterone in the early fetal period in high producing dairy cows. Theriogenology 2008; 69:426-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2007] [Revised: 10/18/2007] [Accepted: 10/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Galvão KN, Santos JEP, Cerri RL, Chebel RC, Rutigliano HM, Bruno RG, Bicalho RC. Evaluation of Methods of Resynchronization for Insemination in Cows of Unknown Pregnancy Status. J Dairy Sci 2007; 90:4240-52. [PMID: 17699043 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of 3 methods of resynchronization of estrus and ovulation for lactating dairy cows of unknown pregnancy status on conception rate and time to pregnancy. Holstein cows (n = 495) were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatments: 1) control (n = 167), resynchronization with a timed AI protocol upon diagnosis of nonpregnancy on d 31 after preenrollment AI (PAI); 2) CIDR-G (n = 159), use of an intravaginal progesterone insert from d 14 to 21 after AI, with AI at estrus from d 21 to 24 and initiation of a timed AI protocol on d 24 after AI in cows not reinseminated; 3) CIDR-G + ECP (n = 169), the same treatment as CIDR-G but with an injection of 1 mg of estradiol cypionate at the time of progesterone insert removal. Cows were continuously reenrolled in the same treatment until diagnosed as pregnant, which resulted in a total of 1,148 AI (495 PAI and 653 resynchronized AI; RAI). Blood was collected from 1,001 cows on d 14, 21, and 24 after each AI for analysis of progesterone, and ovaries were scanned on d 21, 24, and 31 after AI. The presence of an active corpus luteum was presumed based on progesterone > or = 1 ng/mL. Pregnancy was diagnosed by ultrasonography on d 31 and 61 after AI. The presence of an active corpus luteum and the incidence of luteolysis were similar for all treatments from d 14 to 24; however, luteolysis increased in the CIDR-G + ECP treatment from d 21 to 24. Conception rates for the PAI and all AI were similar on d 31 and 61 after insemination. Conception rates at 31 and 61 d after the RAI were also similar among treatments. Overall pregnancy loss for the PAI, RAI, and all AI were similar for all treatments. The accuracy of estrous detection, based on progesterone concentration within 2 d of detection of estrus, was similar for all treatments for the RAI and averaged 95.3%. The estrus-detection rate (EDR) decreased for the CIDR-G and CIDR-G + ECP treatments from d 14 to 21, but increased from d 21 to 24 compared with control cows; however, the EDR was smaller for cows in the CIDR-G treatment during the entire resynchronization period compared with those in the CIDR-G + ECP and control groups. The reinsemination interval was reduced in cows receiving the CIDR-G + ECP treatment compared with control cows because of increased EDR after removal of the intravaginal insert; however, the interval from study enrollment to pregnancy was not different among treatments. These results indicate that the reproductive performance of dairy cows did not differ among the 3 resynchronization treatments evaluated.
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- K N Galvão
- Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center, University of California-Davis, Tulare 93274, USA
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Dixon AB, Knights M, Winkler JL, Marsh DJ, Pate JL, Wilson ME, Dailey RA, Seidel G, Inskeep EK. Patterns of late embryonic and fetal mortality and association with several factors in sheep1. J Anim Sci 2007; 85:1274-84. [PMID: 17224462 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Embryonic and fetal mortality reduce lambing rates and litter sizes, thus contributing to economic losses in the sheep industry. In the current study, the timing of late embryonic and fetal loss in ewes and the factors with which these losses were associated were examined. Ewes lambing and lambs born were compared with pregnancy diagnosis and counts of embryos by ultrasonography near d 25, 45, 65, or 85 of gestation. Approximately 19.9% of the ewes experienced late embryonic loss, fetal loss, or both; and 21.2% of the embryos or fetuses were lost from d 25 to term. Potential offspring were lost throughout gestation; 3.7% of embryos from d 25 to 45, 4.3% of fetuses from d 45 to 65, 3.3% from d 65 to 85, and 11.5% from d 85 to parturition; thus, approximately 3 to 4% of the potential offspring were lost for each 20-d period of pregnancy beyond d 25. A greater proportion of ewes lost one (36.7%) rather than all (20.5% single; 3.8% multiple) embryos or fetuses. The patterns of loss were similar in ewes mated during the anestrous season and the transitional period and did not vary with service period within breeding season or method of synchronization of estrus. Late embryonic or fetal losses were not related to the temperature-humidity index. Maternal serum collected near d 25, 45, 65, or 85 of gestation was assayed for concentrations of progesterone, estradiol-17beta , and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). The proportions of embryos or fetuses lost were associated with breed type (P < 0.05), as were concentrations of progesterone (P < 0.01), estradiol (P < 0.05), and VEGF (P < 0.01). The relationships of loss or retention of pregnancy to hormonal variables at the 4 stages studied were limited. Complete and partial losses increased rapidly as maternal progesterone at d 25 decreased below 2 ng/mL (P < 0.05). Survival of fetuses within a litter from d 25 to 65 was greater for ewes with medium concentrations of VEGF near d 25 and from d 65 to parturition was greater for ewes with high concentrations of VEGF near d 45 (P < 0.05). In summary, late embryonic or fetal losses occurred from d 25 throughout gestation and varied with breed type and with concentrations of progesterone in maternal serum on d 25.
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- A B Dixon
- Department of Biology, Wingate University, Wingate, NC 28174, USA
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López-Gatius F, Hunter RHF, Garbayo JM, Santolaria P, Yániz J, Serrano B, Ayad A, de Sousa NM, Beckers JF. Plasma concentrations of pregnancy-associated glycoprotein-1 (PAG-1) in high producing dairy cows suffering early fetal loss during the warm season. Theriogenology 2007; 67:1324-30. [PMID: 17368739 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2006] [Revised: 12/25/2006] [Accepted: 02/07/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The present study was designed to establish whether plasma pregnancy-associated glycoprotein-1 (PAG-1) measurements during the early fetal period can be associated with early fetal loss. Blood samples were obtained and ultrasound controls performed on days 35, 42, 49, 56, and 63 of gestation or until pregnancy loss from 98 lactating dairy cows. Radioimmunoassay systems were used to determine PAG-1 and progesterone concentrations. Of the 98 pregnancies investigated 18 (18.4%) suffered early fetal loss: 15 (18.5%) in cows carrying singletons, and 3 (16.7%) in twin pregnancies. In cows suffering pregnancy loss, all living embryos registered on day 35 seemed normal in size and development in all weekly ultrasound controls before fetal expulsion. Using analysis of variance, plasma PAG-1 and progesterone values were not different between no loss and fetal loss groups for every gestation period. Based on the odds ratio, and considering only PAG-1 values obtained on day 35 of gestation, the risk of fetal loss was 10 and 6.8 times more likely in cows with low (<2.5 ng/ml) and high (>4 ng/ml) PAG-1 values, respectively, than in cows with medium PAG-1 values, used as reference. Of the 10 inseminating bulls included in the study, one was related to increased fetal loss by odds ratio of 21.7, whereas one bull was attributed fetal loss rate reduced by odds ratio of 12.5 (1/0.08) These findings can have a clear clinical application: PAG-1 measurements from one single sample taken on day 35 of gestation provided more useful information than a series of values obtained from day 35 to 63 of gestation, and can be indicators of subsequent fetal loss.
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- F López-Gatius
- Department of Animal Production, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
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Shams-Esfandabadi N, Shirazi A. Evaluation of the effect of muscular injection of progesterone on days 2-5 following insemination on pregnancy rate in dairy cows. Pak J Biol Sci 2007; 10:152-155. [PMID: 19070004 DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.152.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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It was hypothesized that suboptimal progesterone concentrations during the late embryo and early fetal period may act to compromise conceptus development in dairy cattle. The importance of progesterone during early pregnancy in cows is well established. Adequate secretion of progesterone is clearly the major requirement for success of early pregnancy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of exogenous progesterone injection from day 2 to 5 following AI on conception rate in dairy cattle. At 48 h after the AI the cows were alternately assigned to treatment group (n = 40), received 4 consecutive day, from Day 2 to 5, i.m. injection of 100 mg progesterone (Vetagesterone, Aburaihan, Iran, Each mL contains: 2.5 mg progesterone) and control group (n = 68), received no treatment. The study population was stratified by parity, milk yield production, number of AI and days in milk. Pregnancy proportion in treatment and control groups were 30.88 and 35%, respectively. The results demonstrated that there was no significant differences between two groups (p < 0.05).
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- N Shams-Esfandabadi
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord University, P.O. Box 115, Shahrekord, Iran
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Sterry RA, Welle ML, Fricke PM. Treatment with Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone After First Timed Artificial Insemination Improves Fertility in Noncycling Lactating Dairy Cows. J Dairy Sci 2006; 89:4237-45. [PMID: 17033010 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(06)72469-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lactating Holstein cows were assigned randomly to treatments to improve fertility after first postpartum timed artificial insemination (TAI). In Experiment 1, cows received no treatment (control; n = 9), a controlled internal drug releasing (CIDR) insert from 5 to 12 d after TAI (CIDR; n = 9), or 100 microg of GnRH 5 d after TAI (G5; n = 7). Although treatments did not affect circulating progesterone (P4) concentrations from 5 to 19 d after TAI, there was a tendency for CIDR cows to have greater P4 compared with control or G5 cows within 24 h after treatment. In 2 field trials, cows received either control (n = 223), CIDR (n = 218), or G5 (n = 227) treatments (Experiment 2), or control (n = 160), G5 (n = 159), or treatment with 100 microg of GnRH 7 d after TAI (G7; n = 163; Experiment 3). Treatment did not affect pregnancies per AI (P/AI) in Experiments 2 or 3; however, when data were combined to compare control (n = 383) and G5 (n = 386) treatments, P/AI tended to be greater for G5 (49.1%) than for control (45.8%) cows. This effect resulted from a GnRH treatment x cyclicity status interaction in which P/AI for noncycling cows receiving G5 was greater than for noncycling control cows (45.5 vs. 31.1%). In conclusion, treatment with CIDR inserts after TAI had no effect on P/AI, whereas treatment with GnRH 5 d after TAI improved P/AI for noncycling, but not for cycling cows.
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- R A Sterry
- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706, USA
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Chebel RC, Santos JEP, Cerri RLA, Rutigliano HM, Bruno RGS. Reproduction in Dairy Cows Following Progesterone Insert Presynchronization and Resynchronization Protocols. J Dairy Sci 2006; 89:4205-19. [PMID: 17033007 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(06)72466-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of an intravaginal insert containing progesterone (CIDR, controlled internal drug releasing) administered in presynchronization and resynchronization protocols on cyclicity, detection of estrus, pregnancy rate, and pregnancy loss to first AI; reinsemination patterns; and pregnancy rates to second postpartum AI before and after the time of first-service pregnancy diagnosis in dairy cows. Holstein cows (n = 1,052) were blocked by parity and BCS at 3 +/- 3 d in milk (study d 0 = day of calving) and assigned randomly to 1 of 3 presynchronization treatments. During the presynchronization programs, all cows received 2 injections of PGF2alpha, on study d 35 and 49. Cows enrolled in the control presynchronization treatment received AI after detected estrus from study d 49 to 62. Cows enrolled in the CIDR estrus-detection (CED) presynchronization treatment received a CIDR insert from study d 42 to 49 and AI on detection of estrus from d 49 to 62. Cows enrolled in the CIDR timed AI (CTAI) presynchronization treatment received the same treatment as CED, but were subjected to timed AI on study d 72 after the Ovsynch (GnRH, 7 d PGF2alpha, 2 d GnRH, 24 h timed AI) protocol. The control and CED cows not inseminated by study d 62 were enrolled in the Ovsynch protocol on the same day and received timed AI on study d 72. After first AI, cows were assigned to no resynchronization (RCON) or resynchronization with a CIDR insert (RCIDR) between 14 and 21 d after AI. Blood samples collected on study d 35, 49, and 62 were analyzed for concentrations of progesterone and cows were classified as anestrous when progesterone was < 1.0 ng/mL in the first 2 samples. On study d 62, anestrous cows with progesterone > or = 1.0 ng/mL were classified as having resumed cyclicity. Pregnancy was diagnosed at 31 and 60 d after first AI and at 42 d after second AI. A greater proportion of anestrous cows in CED and CTAI became cyclic by d 62 postpartum than control cows. Resynchronization with the CIDR insert increased the pregnancy rate at 31 d after first AI in CED and CTAI, and at 60 d after AI in all cows because of reduced pregnancy loss. These results indicate that presynchronization with the CIDR insert increased induction of cyclicity in anestrous cows and that resynchronization with the CIDR insert did not affect the reinsemination rate but did reduce pregnancy loss and increased the pregnancy rate at 60 d after first AI.
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- R C Chebel
- Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center, University of California-Davis, Tulare 93274, USA
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Bartolome JA, Kamimura S, Silvestre F, Arteche ACM, Trigg T, Thatcher WW. The use of a deslorelin implant (GnRH agonist) during the late embryonic period to reduce pregnancy loss. Theriogenology 2006; 65:1443-53. [PMID: 16219343 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2005] [Accepted: 08/23/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Embryonic and fetal mortality reduce reproductive performance of lactating dairy cows. The objectives of this study were to reduce pregnancy loss by administering a deslorelin implant (GnRH agonist) during the late embryonic period, to reduce follicular growth, induce accessory corpora lutea, and increase plasma progesterone concentrations. Lactating dairy cows received an implant containing 2.1 mg of deslorelin (Deslorelin group; n = 89) or no treatment (Control group; n = 92) on Day 27 of pregnancy. Pregnancy, ovarian structures and plasma progesterone concentrations were determined on Days 27 and 45, and pregnancy was re-confirmed on Day 90. On Day 45, mean +/- S.E.M. numbers of class 2 (6-9 mm; 0.72+/-0.19) and class 3 (> or = 10 mm; 0.86 +/- 0.12) follicles for cows in the Deslorelin group were lower (P < 0.01) than the numbers of class 2 (1.90 +/- 0.18) and class 3 (1.92 +/- 0.12) follicles for cows in the Control group. On Day 45, the number of accessory corpora lutea for cows in the Deslorelin group (1.80 +/- 0.07) were greater (P < 0.01) than for cows in the Control group (1.31 +/- 0.07). On Day 45, plasma progesterone concentration was increased (P < 0.01) for cows in the Deslorelin group (8.03 +/- 0.33 ng/mL) compared to cows in the Control group (6.40 +/- 0.31 ng/mL). Pregnancy losses did not differ between Days 27 and 45 and Days 45 and 90 for cows in the Control (15.2 and 11.0%, respectively) and Deslorelin groups (20.2 and 10.5%, respectively). However, in the Deslorelin group, pregnancy loss between Days 45 and 90 was lower (P < 0.05) for cows that formed an accessory CL (0%) compared to cows that did not form an accessory CL (16.1%).
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- J A Bartolome
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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