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Ghetti AM, Siqueira LGB, Arashiro EKN, Palhao MP, Brandao FZ, Viana JHM. Characterization of blood flow and the effects of exogenous estradiol benzoate on residual follicles formed after ultrasound-guided transvaginal follicle aspiration in cattle. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2016; 7:59. [PMID: 27752308 PMCID: PMC5053028 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-016-0117-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Removal of the follicular content by ultrasound-guided transvaginal follicle aspiration (TVFA) may fail to induce immediate atresia and loss of function, resulting in the occurrence of residual follicles (RF). The aims of this study were to characterize the blood flow in RF and to determine the effects of the treatment with estradiol benzoate on RF fate. Lactating, cyclic Holstein-Gir crossbred cows were used. In Experiment 1, follicular wave emergence (D0) was synchronized in cows (n = 10) and follicular growth was then monitored by transrectal ultrasonography from D0 to D8, followed by TVFA of the largest follicle present on the ovaries 24 h later. Color Doppler ultrasound imaging was used to examine blood flow on the follicular wall, which was recorded immediately before and every 12 h after TVFA, up to 72 h. In experiment 2, cows (n = 22) were randomly allocated to receive either 2 mL of saline i.m. (Control group, n = 11) or 2 mL estradiol benzoate i.m. (EB group, n = 11) immediately after TVFA. Ovaries were scanned every 12 h to confirm the presence and to measure the diameter of RF. The contents of the RF, if present, were collected 72 h after the first TVFA, using the same aspiration procedures. Follicular fluid from original follicles and RF were stored at -20 °C until hormonal assays. RESULTS In Experiment 1, there was no reduction (P > 0.05) of blood flow in the remaining follicle walls after TVFA and maximum blood flow values were observed at 49.5 ± 19.7 h post-TVFA. In Experiment 2, formation of RF after TVFA was proportionally similar between Controls (5/9) and EB (5/10) cows. Also, RF diameter did not differ between groups (P > 0.05). Nonetheless, the content of RF from cows in the EB group had lower (P = 0.0004) estradiol (E2) concentration and lower (P = 0.0005) E2:P4 ratio compared with Controls. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, 1) the persistence of vascularization in the remaining follicle wall may contribute to the formation of RF after follicle aspiration, and 2) the treatment with estradiol benzoate does not prevent formation of RF, but does reduce their estradiol production.
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Velazquez MA, Kues WA, Niemann H. Biomedical applications of ovarian transvaginal ultrasonography in cattle. Anim Biotechnol 2014; 25:266-93. [PMID: 24813220 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2013.870075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Ovarian transvaginal ultrasonography (OTU) has been used world-wide for commercial ovum pick-up programs for in vitro embryo production in elite herds, providing an excellent model for the elucidation of factors controlling bovine oocyte developmental competence. Noninvasive sampling and treatment of ovarian structures is easily accomplished with bovine OTU techniques providing a promising system for in vivo delivery of transgenes directly into the ovary. The current review summarizes existing bovine OTU models and provides prospective applications of bovine OTU to undertake research in reproductive topics of biomedical relevance, with special emphasis on the development of in vivo gene transfer strategies.
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- Miguel A Velazquez
- a Centre for Biological Sciences , University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital , Southampton , United Kingdom
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Ovarian follicular dynamics, follicle deviation, and oocyte yield in Gyr breed (Bos indicus) cows undergoing repeated ovum pick-up. Theriogenology 2010; 73:966-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2009] [Revised: 10/29/2009] [Accepted: 11/19/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Takuma T, Otsubo T, Kurokawa Y, Ichimaru H, Otoi T. Effects of twice-weekly follicular punctures of ovaries with or without the corpus luteum on follicular and luteal dynamics. Reprod Domest Anim 2009; 45:50-4. [PMID: 19144025 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01224.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We investigated the effects of twice-weekly follicular punctures of ovaries with or without corpus luteum (CL) on follicular and luteal dynamics. A cross-over design was used, with each cow (seven Japanese Black beef cows) being assigned to one of the three groups at 2-month intervals. Follicular punctures were performed twice weekly for three consecutive weeks until day 20 (oestrus = day 0). All visible follicles (diameter >3 mm) in the ovaries bearing CL (ipsilateral group) or those in the contralateral ovaries (contralateral group) were aspirated. As a control, all visible follicles in both ovaries were aspirated (bilateral group). Follicular development, CL formation and progesterone concentrations in each cow were monitored from days 0 to 30. Follicular growth profiles in the punctured ovaries during/after puncture treatment were similar, irrespective of the presence of follicles in the unpunctured ovary and the CL in the punctured or unpunctured ovaries. After puncture, two cows (28.6%) each in the ipsilateral and bilateral groups did not exhibit behavioural oestrus until day 30, whereas all cows in the contralateral group exhibited oestrus. CL growth and increase in progesterone concentrations after the last follicular puncture in the bilateral group were delayed when compared with those in the ipsilateral group. Our results indicate that the presence of follicles in the unpunctured ovary and the CL in the punctured or unpunctured ovaries does not significantly influence follicular growth in punctured ovaries during/after puncture treatment. However, follicular puncture in ovaries bearing CL may disturb or delay oestrus occurrence after treatment.
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- T Takuma
- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi
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Petyim S, Båge R, Madej A, Larsson B. Ovum Pick-up in Dairy Heifers: Does it Affect Animal Well-being? Reprod Domest Anim 2007; 42:623-32. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00833.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rodríguez C, Anel L, Alvarez M, Anel E, Boixo JC, Chamorro CA, de Paz P. Ovum Pick-up in Sheep: a Comparison between Different Aspiration Devices for Optimal Oocyte Retrieval. Reprod Domest Anim 2006; 41:106-13. [PMID: 16519714 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00648.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In vivo ovum pick-up (OPU) in sheep may be improved with a proper choice of aspiration elements (needle and tubing) and aspiration vacuum pressure. In the present study, two experiments were carried out. In Expt 1, visible follicles in ovaries of slaughtered ewes (treated separately according to their diameters: small<3 mm, medium 3-5 mm and large>5 mm) were aspirated using different combinations of the three studied factors such as aspiration flow rate (10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 ml water/min), needle gauge (18 and 20 G) and tubing inner diameter (1, 2 or 3 mm internal diameter). In Expt 2, a study with two 18 G needles of different lengths (18 G: 82 mm; 18 GL: 600 mm) was carried out, using ovaries obtained post-mortem, and performing in vivo laparoscopic follicular aspiration on ewes. We considered good quality oocytes as those with both complete compact cumulus and a homogeneous cytoplasm. Recovery rate, proportion of good quality oocytes (good quality oocytes/100 oocytes recovered) and overall efficiency (good quality oocytes/100 follicles aspirated) were noted. In Expt 1, aspiration flow rate affect remarkable proportion of good quality oocytes (69.5%, 50.5%, 44.8%, 36.5% and 28.3% for flows from 10 to 50 ml/min respectively, p<0.05). Needle gauge did not affect aspiration device efficiency. Thin and intermediate tubings were more effective (overall efficiency rates: 34.9%, 32.3% and 28.1% for 1, 2 and 3 mm respectively, p<0.05). Follicle size did not affect recovery rate, but proportion of good quality oocytes was higher for large (77.9%) and medium (64.4%) follicles (p<0.05). Finally, some combinations of the aspiration device showed greater effectiveness. In Expt 2, needle length did not influence recovery rate, but good quality oocytes rate was significantly modified both post-mortem and in vivo (good quality rate for 18 G vs 18 GL needles: 69.5% vs 47.7% and 58.1% vs 25.4%, post-mortem and in vivo respectively, p<0.05). We conclude that low-aspiration flow rates (10 and 20 ml/min) with thin or intermediate tubings (1 and 2 mm), and any short needle (18 G or 20 G) are the most adequate aspiration factors for OPU in sheep.
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- C Rodríguez
- Reproduction and Obstetrics, University of León, León, Spain
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McEvoy TG, Alink FM, Moreira VC, Watt RG, Powell KA. Embryo technologies and animal health – consequences for the animal following ovum pick-up, in vitro embryo production and somatic cell nuclear transfer. Theriogenology 2006; 65:926-42. [PMID: 16280157 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Mammalian reproductive technologies that aim either to complement or to transcend conventional livestock breeding options have contributed to some of the most remarkable achievements in the field of reproductive biology in recent decades. In so doing they have extended our horizons in two distinct dimensions, the first concerning what it is technically possible to achieve and the second relating to the time-frame within which an individual's life-long developmental capability is initially established and ultimately realized or undermined. Our impressions of the benefits and values, or otherwise, of technologies such as in vitro embryo production and nuclear transfer are rightly influenced by the extent to which they impinge on the health of animals either subjected to or derived from them. Here, we consider some of the health implications of oocyte/embryo-centric technologies applied to farm livestock.
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- T G McEvoy
- Scottish Agricultural College, Ferguson Building, Sustainable Livestock Systems Group, Craibstone Estate, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
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Viana JHM, De Almeida Camargo LS, De Moraes Ferreira A, De Sa WF, De Carvalho Fernandes CA, De Pinho Marques Junior A. Short intervals between ultrasonographically guided follicle aspiration improve oocyte quality but do not prevent establishment of dominant follicles in the Gir breed (Bos indicus) of cattle. Anim Reprod Sci 2004; 84:1-12. [PMID: 15302383 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2003.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2003] [Revised: 11/13/2003] [Accepted: 12/09/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate oocyte recovery and embryo yield using two different ovarian follicular aspiration schedules in donor cows of the Gir breed. Pluriparous, non-lactating Gir cows (n = 14) were randomly allocated to one of two groups, one of which had aspirations of ovarian follicular contents conducted once a week (TVFA-1x) and the other twice weekly (TVFA-2x), for nine consecutive weeks. Before follicle aspiration, follicular population was recorded in three classes according to size (> 6 mm, 6-9 mm and > 9 mm). The cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) recovered were identified, morphologically classified and in vitro matured, fertilized with Gir sperm and cultured in CR2 medium for 7 days. There was no difference (P > 0.05) in the size of the largest follicle, number of follicles identified or follicular content aspirations between TVFA-1x and TVFA-2x groups. Large follicles (> 9 mm) were observed for all the aspiration intervals considered (3, 4 or 7 days). More oocytes were recovered per session in TVFA-1x as compared with TVFA-2x (8.9 +/- 0.8 versus 7.0 +/- 0.7, P < 0.01), resulting in a greater recovery rate in this group (74.3% versus 58.7%, P < 0.01). More COCs of Grade I were recovered from TVFA-2x (22.6% versus 13.3%, P < 0.01). There was no difference in cleavage rate between groups, but the percentage of embryos that reached the blastocyst stage was greater in TVFA-2x as compared with the TVFA-1x (31.8% versus 21.6%, P < 0.01). The greater in vitro performance qualities of TVFA-2x oocytes compensates for the greater oocyte recovery rate in TVFA-1x, demonstrating a greater embryo production potential. Despite showing uncommon follicular dynamics characteristics when subjected to follicular aspiration, Gir cows can be successfully used as oocyte donors for in vitro embryo production.
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Petyim S, Båge R, Hallap T, Bergqvist AS, Rodríguez-Martínez H, Larsson B. Two different schemes of twice-weekly ovum pick-up in dairy heifers: effect on oocyte recovery and ovarian function. Theriogenology 2003; 60:175-88. [PMID: 12620590 DOI: 10.1016/s0093-691x(02)01363-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to compare two different schemes of twice-weekly ovum pick-up (OPU), continuous (C) and discontinuous (DC), with special emphasis on differences in oocyte yield and quality, estrous cyclicity, ovarian dynamics, and progesterone production. Subsequent to characterization of their normal estrous cycles (pre-OPU period), eight dairy heifers were subjected to 4 months of twice-weekly OPU under two different schemes: the DC (OPU restricted to Days 0-12 of the cycle) and the C schemes. Effects of the two different schemes on oocyte yield, quality, and in vitro competence, together with effects on ovarian dynamics and progesterone production, were monitored. The mean numbers of punctured follicles and recovered oocytes per session were slightly higher (not significant (n.s.)) using the DC scheme, but in total, similar numbers of oocytes were obtained. The quality of the oocytes as well as cleavage rate after in vitro fertilization of the oocytes did not differ between the two OPU schemes. There was no influence of a corpus luteum (CL) producing progesterone on the oocyte yield and quality, whereas the presence of dominant follicles appeared to decrease the number of recovered ooctyes. During the pre-OPU period, all heifers showed normal cyclicity. In the DC scheme, the heifers showed regular and normal cyclic activity throughout the puncture period, with one to two complete follicular waves during the interval from the last OPU to the next estrus. In the C scheme, the heifers occasionally revealed cyclicities with irregular interestrous intervals and weaker signs of estrus. No complete follicular waves were seen during the OPU period in this scheme. The CL developed from the ovulation of the preovulatory follicles in the DC scheme showed similar characteristics to the CLs of the pre-OPU period; however, the CL-like structures from the puncture of follicles, in both the DC and the C schemes, revealed a shorter life span and inferior competence in producing progesterone (P<0.05). The present results indicate that the DC OPU scheme, which allows animals to go into natural ovulation prior to the first OPU, does not affect their ovarian function, whereas the C OPU scheme does. Our study further demonstrates that an equal number of oocytes can be obtained with both schemes, but that fewer OPUs are needed when the DC scheme is applied.
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- S Petyim
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Center for Reproductive Biology in Uppsala, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), P.O. Box 7039, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Seneda MM, Esper CR, Garcia JM, Andrade ER, Binelli M, Oliveira JA, Nascimento AB. Efficacy of linear and convex transducers for ultrasound-guided transvaginal follicle aspiration. Theriogenology 2003; 59:1435-40. [PMID: 12527089 DOI: 10.1016/s0093-691x(02)01188-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A new device was developed to hold linear transducers for transvaginal follicle aspiration. Efficacy of follicle aspiration was compared using a linear 6 MHz and a convex 5 MHz transducer. Fifty-five cows were submitted to follicle aspiration at random days of the estrous cycle. Aspirations were conducted with linear (n=28) and convex (n=38) transducers with 18 G needles at a negative pressure corresponding to 13 ml H(2)O/min. A greater number of follicles were aspirated using convex than to linear probe (12.4 versus 7.8, respectively, P<0.05). Mean number of oocytes and recovery rates were similar for convex (5.4 and 48.6%) and linear (4.6 and 59.3%) transducers. Limited space between the linear transducer and needle guide restricted access to some portions of the ovary, reducing the number of follicles aspirated using a linear transducer. The newly developed adaptor allowed greater stability, holding the ovaries firmly against the linear transducer. This diminished mobility permitted a similar number of oocytes to be recovered with both transducers. In conclusion, this new adaptor provided a low cost alternative for routine follicle aspiration and oocyte recovery in cattle.
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- M M Seneda
- Department of Veterinary Clinics, CCA, UEL, Londrina, 86051-990, PR, Brazil.
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McEvoy TG, Thompson H, Dolman DF, Watt RG, Reis A, Staines ME. Effects of epidural injections and transvaginal aspiration of ovarian follicles in heifers used repeatedly for ultrasound-guided retrieval of ova and embryo production. Vet Rec 2002; 151:653-8. [PMID: 12498407 DOI: 10.1136/vr.151.22.653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Postmortem examinations of 13 Simmental heifers that had received between 16 and 28 injections to induce caudal epidural anaesthesia, the last not less than seven months before they were slaughtered, showed that none of them had any evidence of infection or inflammation at the injection site or in adjacent bone and soft tissues. Seven of them had minor damage to intercoccygeal discs, consisting of discospondylosis with neovascularisation and chondroid metaplasia, consistent with injuries caused by needles. The severity of the damage was not related to the number of epidural injections received, suggesting that the damage was probably caused by a discrete suboptimal injection procedure. In a second study, the ovaries from 22 Simmental heifers that had undergone between 13 and 16 transvaginal follicular aspirations were examined postmortem. Approximately one-third of them had a natural texture with little or no evidence of scar tissue, and less than one in five had extensive scarring and a toughened texture. There was no evidence of compromised ovarian function, as determined by the number and normality of corpora lutea and large follicles, in any of the animals.
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- T G McEvoy
- Scottish Agricultural College, Animal Biology Division, Craibstone Estate, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9YA
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Reis A, Staines ME, Watt RG, Dolman DF, McEvoy TG. Embryo production using defined oocyte maturation and zygote culture media following repeated ovum pick-up (OPU) from FSH-stimulated Simmental heifers. Anim Reprod Sci 2002; 72:137-51. [PMID: 12137977 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4320(02)00075-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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To determine whether differences in ovarian follicle populations and endocrine status at ovum pick-up (OPU) influenced the quality and developmental competence of oocyte-cumulus complexes (OCC's) collected from follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)-stimulated donors, 24 Simmental heifers had their ovarian follicles aspirated via transvaginal ultrasound-guided OPU at both 15 (OPU1) and 21 (OPU2) days following a synchronised oestrus, on four consecutive occasions at 15-week intervals. More OCC's were collected during OPU1 than OPU2 (means +/- S.E.M. = 7.2 +/- 0.47 versus 5.7 +/- 0.44; P = 0.01), but the respective percentages that were of good quality (categories 1 and 2) did not differ significantly (55 +/- 3% versus 47 +/- 3%). The incidence of zygote cleavage following OCC maturation (Medium 199; protein-free), in vitro fertilization (mTALP; including 0.6% (w/v) albumin) and culture (modified SOF; protein-free) was not significantly different (mean +/- S.E.M. = 81 +/- 2% and 71 +/- 7% for OPU1 and OPU2, respectively). Corresponding blastocyst yields from good quality OCC's (24 +/- 3% and 26 +/- 4%) also did not differ. Although the same 3-day FSH regimen was used immediately prior to each OPU session, plasma FSH concentrations were consistently lower at OPU1 than OPU2 (1.3 +/- 0.28 ng/ml versus 2.5 +/- 0.45 ng/ml; P < 0.05). In contrast, plasma progesterone concentrations were higher at OPU1 (6.6 +/- 0.48 ng/ml versus 3.9 +/- 0.53 ng/ml; P < 0.001), with concentrations at OPU2 being consistent with the presence of luteal tissues, including both persistent corpora lutea and luteinised follicle remnants following OPU1. Failure of the significant differences in follicular and endocrine status between OPU1 and OPU2 to alter the developmental competence of OCC's suggests that, probably as a result of its stabilising influence on nutritionally-sensitive intraovarian regulators of oocyte competence, the constant feeding regimen had a more profound effect on oocyte quality than observed shifts in the peripheral concentrations of some reproductive hormones. Finally, the study demonstrates that it is possible to generate acceptable numbers of in vitro blastocyst-stage embryos from high genetic merit heifers using strategies which restrict reliance on protein to the in vitro fertilization stage of the production process.
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- A Reis
- Animal Biology Division, Scottish Agricultural College, Craibstone Estate, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9YA, UK
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Petyim S, Båge R, Forsberg M, Rodríguez-Martínez H, Larsson B. Effects of repeated follicular punctures on ovarian morphology and endocrine parameters in dairy heifers. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. A, PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL MEDICINE 2001; 48:449-63. [PMID: 11710671 DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2001.00375.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Three experimental and three control heifers were included in the study. After a control period (CP), the experimental heifers were subjected to 4 and 5 weeks of twice-weekly follicular punctures (FPP1 and FPP2) with two oestrous cycles in between. The follicular punctures were performed using the ovum pick-up (OPU) technique. During the CP and FPPs, ovarian activity was monitored by transrectal ultrasonography and analyses of plasma progesterone, prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) metabolite, luteinizing hormone (LH), oestradiol and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels. The animals were slaughtered 7 days after cessation of FPP2 and their ovaries examined. The control animals were monitored for their oestrous cyclicity and were then ovariectomized and the ovaries examined. Despite the absence of ovulation, the formation of corpus luteum (CL)-like structures could be ultrasonographically observed during FPPs. These structures either had characteristics comparable to those of the CLs during the CP (group 1) or were smaller and had a shorter life span and (or) luteal active phase with a lower progesterone production (group 2). In group 1, CL-like structures emanated from punctures of large-sized follicles on or close to the days on which the animals showed oestrus and had a rise in oestradiol and LH. In group 2, the structures developed from punctures of smaller-sized follicles and no oestrus nor a detectable 1.14 rise was revealed around punctures. During most FPPs, the basal level of LH was at zero. During all FPPs, a significant rise in FSH level occurred on the day following the day of puncture. To conclude, repeated follicular puncture appeared to alter slightly endocrine profiles and cause minor morphological changes in the ovaries. Both the macro- and microscopic examinations revealed the presence of luteal structures and follicles of various sizes in the ovaries of all heifers studied. The connective tissue in the ovarian tunica albuginea of the experimental heifers was significantly thicker than that in controls (P < 0.001).
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- S Petyim
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Centre for Reproductive Biology in Uppsala, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Petyim S, Båge R, Forsberg M, Rodríguez-Martínez H, Larsson B. The effect of repeated follicular puncture on ovarian function in dairy heifers. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. A, PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL MEDICINE 2000; 47:627-40. [PMID: 11199211 DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2000.00327.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Three dairy heifers were examined during three consecutive oestrous cycles (control period, CP). Subsequently, the animals were subjected to 4 and then 5 weeks of twice-weekly ovum pick-up (OPU) (FPP1 and FPP2, respectively) with a recovery period (RP) of two consecutive oestrous cycles between FPP1 and FPP2. After FPP2, the animals were slaughtered and the ovaries were macroscopically examined. Throughout, ovarian activity was monitored by transrectal ultrasonography and concentrations of plasma progesterone. During CP, all the heifers showed normal cyclicity. During FPPs, the heifers occasionally presented oestrous activity. Corpus luteum (CL)-like structures developed from punctured follicles with diameters and life-spans varying from smaller and shorter than those in the CP (P > 0.05) to equal to those in the CP. There was a tendency for a lower number of emerging and punctured follicles in the presence of a CL-like structure. Subsequently to FPP1, all heifers regained normal cyclicity. A thickening of the ovarian tunica albuginea and a slight hardening of the ovaries were found postmortem. In conclusion, dairy heifers can occasionally show cyclic activity and form CL-like structures during twice-weekly OPU. Further, OPU did not seem to cause any major negative effects on ovarian structure and subsequent ovarian function.
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- S Petyim
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Centre for Reproductive Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden.
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Gwazdauskas FC, Kendrick KW, Pryor AW, Bailey TL. Impact of follicular aspiration on folliculogenesis as influenced by dietary energy and stage of lactation. J Dairy Sci 2000; 83:1625-34. [PMID: 10908066 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(00)75031-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Prolonged dietary energy restriction has been shown to influence the secretion of ovarian hormones and follicular development. Energy balance affects the ability of the cow to support a functional reproductive system during early lactation. Follicular aspiration is a tool that can be used to assess the impact of dietary energy and stage of lactation on follicle development in dairy cattle. Follicular aspiration was conducted twice weekly from d 30 to 100 postpartum in cows fed either 104 or 80% of NRC energy requirements. Oocyte numbers recovered increased linearly from d 30 to 100 postpartum. Cows on high energy diets produced more high quality oocytes, but also produced more poor quality oocytes than cows fed the lower energy diet. Follicles < 5 mm predominated throughout. Cows in early (d 28) and mid (d 117) lactation were used to assess stage of lactation effects on serum and follicular fluid hormones, and quality of oocytes recovered by follicular aspiration procedures for 10 wk. Serum IGF-1 decreased in early lactation cows, but increased in midlactation cows. Follicular fluid progesterone in early lactation cows decreased from 275 to 235 ng/ml, whereas in midlactation cows it increased from 65 to 550 ng/ml at aspiration wk 10. The percentage of high quality ova was higher in early lactation cows (11%) than midlactation cows (6%), but fell to 1% by aspiration wk 7 and increased to 10% by wk 10, whereas percentage of high quality ova in midlactation cows steadily declined to 2% by wk 10. Milk yield and energy balance affect patterns of folliculogenesis in lactating dairy cows.
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- F C Gwazdauskas
- Department of Dairy Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, 24061-0315, USA.
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