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Antanaitis R, Džermeikaitė K, Krištolaitytė J, Juodžentytė R, Stankevičius R, Palubinskas G, Rutkauskas A. Short-Term Effects of Heat Stress on Cow Behavior, Registered by Innovative Technologies and Blood Gas Parameters. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:2390. [PMID: 39199924 PMCID: PMC11350899 DOI: 10.3390/ani14162390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2024] [Revised: 08/13/2024] [Accepted: 08/17/2024] [Indexed: 09/01/2024] Open
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Heat stress (HS) is one of the key factors affecting an animal's immune system and productivity, as a result of a physiological reaction combined with environmental factors. This study examined the short-term effects of heat stress on cow behavior, as recorded by innovative technologies, and its impact on blood gas parameters, using 56 of the 1070 cows clinically evaluated during the second and subsequent lactations within the first 30 days postpartum. Throughout the experiment (from 4 June 2024 until 1 July 2024), cow behavior parameters (rumination time min/d. (RT), body temperature (°C), reticulorumen pH, water consumption (L/day), cow activity (h/day)) were monitored using specialized SmaXtec boluses and employing a blood gas analyzer (Siemens Healthineers, 1200 Courtneypark Dr E Mississauga, L5T 1P2, Canada). During the study period, the temperature-humidity index (THI), based on ambient temperature and humidity, was recorded and used to calculate THI and to categorize the data into four THI classes as follows: 1-THI 60-63 (4 June 2024-12 June 2024); 2-THI 65-69 (13 June 2024-18 June 2024); 3-THI 73-75 (19 June 2024-25 June 2024); and 4-THI 73-78 (26 June 2024-1 July 2024). The results showed that heat stress significantly reduced rumination time by up to 70% in cows within the highest THI class (73 to 78) and increased body temperature by 2%. It also caused a 12.6% decrease in partial carbon dioxide pressure (pCO2) and a 32% increase in partial oxygen pressure (pO2), also decreasing plasma sodium by 1.36% and potassium by 6%, while increasing chloride by 3%. The findings underscore the critical need for continuous monitoring, early detection, and proactive management to mitigate the adverse impacts of heat stress on dairy cow health and productivity. Recommendations include the use of advanced monitoring technologies and specific blood gas parameter tracking to detect the early signs of heat stress and implement more timely interventions.
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- Ramūnas Antanaitis
- Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania; (K.D.); (J.K.); (A.R.)
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- Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania; (K.D.); (J.K.); (A.R.)
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- Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania; (K.D.); (J.K.); (A.R.)
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- Department of Animal Breeding, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania; (R.J.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Animal Nutrition, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilzes Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania;
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- Department of Animal Breeding, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania; (R.J.); (G.P.)
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- Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania; (K.D.); (J.K.); (A.R.)
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Gómez-Guzmán JA, Parra-Bracamonte GM, Velazquez MA. Impact of Heat Stress on Oocyte Developmental Competence and Pre-Implantation Embryo Viability in Cattle. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:2280. [PMID: 39123806 PMCID: PMC11311040 DOI: 10.3390/ani14152280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2024] [Revised: 07/31/2024] [Accepted: 08/03/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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Rectal and vaginal temperatures are utilised in both in vivo and in vitro models to study the effects of heat stress on oocyte competence and embryo viability in cattle. However, uterine temperature increases by only 0.5 °C in heat-stressed cows, significantly lower than simulated increases in in vitro models. Temperature variations within oviducts and ovarian follicles during heat stress are poorly understood or unavailable, and evidence is lacking that oocytes and pre-implantation embryos experience mild (40 °C) or severe (41 °C) heat stress inside the ovarian follicle and the oviduct and uterus, respectively. Gathering detailed temperature data from the reproductive tract and follicles is crucial to accurately assess oocyte competence and embryo viability under realistic heat stress conditions. Potential harm from heat stress on oocytes and embryos may result from reduced nutrient availability (e.g., diminished blood flow to the reproductive tract) or other unidentified mechanisms affecting tissue function rather than direct thermal effects. Refining in vivo stress models in cattle is essential to accurately identify animals truly experiencing heat stress, rather than assuming heat stress exposure as done in most studies. This will improve model reliability and aid in the selection of heat-tolerant animals.
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- Javier A. Gómez-Guzmán
- Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Reynosa 88710, Tamaulipas, Mexico; (J.A.G.-G.); (G.M.P.-B.)
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- Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Reynosa 88710, Tamaulipas, Mexico; (J.A.G.-G.); (G.M.P.-B.)
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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Kanwichai S, Saipinta D, Panasophonkul S, Suriyasathaporn W. Factors at Insemination and Subsequent Conception of Cattle under Heat-Stress Tie-Stall Environments. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:1763. [PMID: 38929382 PMCID: PMC11201144 DOI: 10.3390/ani14121763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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This research aimed to compare the conception rates among AI at 12, 24, and 36 h after estrus in cattle living in tie-stall barns in a tropical environment. The second study was to determine factors at insemination at 24 h after estrus, including secondary signs of estrus behavior, reproductive tract characteristics, and heat-stress factors, in relation to conception. The study was conducted on 22 tie-stall dairy farms in Chiang Mai, Thailand. After secondary signs of estrus were observed, all farmers were informed for data collection at the insemination time. Repeated logistic regression models were used to determine factors associated with conception. The results revealed that cattle inseminated 24 h after estrus detection had the highest conception rate (67.5%). The study also found that cattle with three or two secondary estrus signs before insemination had a higher risk of conception than those with only one sign. Interestingly, there was an increased risk of conception when sticky or no cervical mucus was observed during insemination (OR = 6.85 and OR = 5.96, respectively). Moreover, increases in body temperature and ambient relative humidity were related to a decrease in the chances of conception. This study recommends delaying insemination to 24 h after the initiation of secondary estrus signs. Multiple signs of estrus, sticky cervical mucus, and lower body temperature increased conception risk in dairy cattle living in tie-stall barns in a heat-stress environment.
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- Siriporn Kanwichai
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; (S.K.); (S.P.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; (S.K.); (S.P.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; (S.K.); (S.P.)
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- Overseas Division Cambodia Office, Asian Satellite Campus Institute, Nagoya University, Nagoya 484-8601, Japan;
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Kawano K, Sakaguchi K, Ninpetch N, Yanagawa Y, Katagiri S. Physiological high temperatures alter the amino acid metabolism of bovine early antral follicles. J Reprod Dev 2024; 70:184-191. [PMID: 38631860 PMCID: PMC11153115 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2023-096] [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: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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Heat stress reduces the developmental competence of bovine oocytes during the growth phase; however, the detailed mechanisms remain unclear. Amino acids play various critical roles in follicular development, including protein synthesis and as energy sources. We performed in vitro growth (IVG) culture of oocyte-cumulus-granulosa complexes (OCGCs) to assess the amino acid metabolism of small follicles at high temperatures. We isolated OCGCs from early antral follicles (0.5-1.0 mm) and subjected them to IVG culture for 12 days. OCGCs in the heat shock group were cultured under a temperature cycle of (38.5°C: 5 h, 39.5°C: 5 h, 40.5°C: 5 h, and 39.5°C: 9 h) to reproduce the body temperature of lactating cows under a hot environment. OCGCs in the control group were cultured at a constant temperature of 38.5°C for 24 h. Of the surviving OCGCs, those showing similar morphology and size between the groups were selected for amino acid analysis. We analyzed the free amino acids and their metabolites in the culture medium and calculated the depletion or appearance of molecular species. The depletion of three essential amino acids (isoleucine, leucine, and valine), two non-essential amino acids (aspartic acid and glycine), and ornithine was higher in the heat shock group (P < 0.05). Alanine depletion was lower in the heat shock group (P < 0.05). We concluded that heat exposure alters the amino acid metabolism of OCGCs isolated from early antral follicles, which might be involved with the diminished developmental potential of oocytes during summer.
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- Kohei Kawano
- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
- Present: Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
- Institute of Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh, The Hugh Robson Building, Edinburgh EH8 9XD, UK
- Present: Laboratory of Veterinary Theriogenology, Joint Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
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Giannone C, Bovo M, Ceccarelli M, Torreggiani D, Tassinari P. Review of the Heat Stress-Induced Responses in Dairy Cattle. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:3451. [PMID: 38003069 PMCID: PMC10668733 DOI: 10.3390/ani13223451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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In the dairy cattle sector, the evaluation of the effects induced by heat stress is still one of the most impactful and investigated aspects as it is strongly connected to both sustainability of the production and animal welfare. On the other hand, more recently, the possibility of collecting a large dataset made available by the increasing technology diffusion is paving the way for the application of advanced numerical techniques based on machine learning or big data approaches. In this scenario, driven by rapid change, there could be the risk of dispersing the relevant information represented by the physiological animal component, which should maintain the central role in the development of numerical models and tools. In light of this, the present literature review aims to consolidate and synthesize existing research on the physiological consequences of heat stress in dairy cattle. The present review provides, in a single document, an overview, as complete as possible, of the heat stress-induced responses in dairy cattle with the intent of filling the existing research gap for extracting the veterinary knowledge present in the literature and make it available for future applications also in different research fields.
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 48, 40127 Bologna, Italy; (C.G.); (M.C.); (D.T.); (P.T.)
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Islam MN, Habib MR, Khandakar MMH, Rashid MH, Sarker MAH, Bari MS, Islam MZ, Alam MK, Sarkar MM, Jahan R, Mahzabin R, Islam MA. Repeat breeding: prevalence and potential causes in dairy cows at different milk pocket areas of Bangladesh. Trop Anim Health Prod 2023; 55:120. [PMID: 36930420 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-023-03537-z] [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: 07/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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The objective of this study was to figure out the prevalence and probable causes of repeat breeding (RB) in dairy cows. Hence, a cross-sectional study was conducted on randomly selected 265 dairy farms in Sirajganj, Bogura, Rangpur, Satkhira, and Munshiganj districts of Bangladesh from December 2018 to February 2019. Data were collected through a direct interview method using a survey questionnaire. The reproductive organs of repeat breeder cows were examined for pathological, infectious, and functional reasons, and genital tract abnormalities. Additionally, the influence of nutrition, season, and age on the frequency of RB was recorded. The prevalence of RB was 28% among the 3824 cows investigated. Among the total repeat breeder cases, 72.54% of RB cases were found in Holstein-Friesian crossbred, 23.90% in Jersey crossbred, 1.50% in Sahiwal crossbred, and 2.06% in indigenous cows. The prevalence of RB was significantly highest (P < 0.01) in Satkhira (44.35%) and lowest in the Munshiganj district (15.87%). Data indicated that a major proportion of cows significantly (P < 0.05) faced RB problems due to functional causes (34.18%), followed by pathological causes (28.01%), genital tract abnormalities (21.32%), and infectious causes (16.49%). Furthermore, the cows were remarkably (P < 0.001) affected in RB during the summer season and nutritional deficient diseases like milk fever (70%). Age (3-7 years) had a significant (P < 0.001) effect on the RB occurrence (90%) in crossbred cows. However, particular focus should be given to systematic breeding, balanced nutrition, artificial inseminator efficiency, and hygienic inseminating tools to reduce RB incidence in high-yielding crossbred cows.
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- M N Islam
- Department of Dairy Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Milk Producer's Co-Operative Union Limited (Milk Vita), Tejgaon, Dhaka, 1208, Bangladesh
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- Department of Dairy Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Dairy Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Dairy Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Dairy Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Dairy Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Dairy Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), Agargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Animal Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Dairy Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh.
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Behera R, Chakravarty AK, Kashyap N, Sahu A, Deshmukh B, Dash S. Heat index based identification of critical heat stress zone for production traits in murrah Buffalo under subtropical climate. BIOL RHYTHM RES 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2023.2171225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Rajalaxmi Behera
- Animal Genetics and Breeding Division, Regional Station, ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics and Breeding, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, India
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- Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, India
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- ICAR- National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Raipur, India
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Chotimanukul S, Suwimonteerabutr J, Techakumphu M, Swangchan-Uthai T. In Vitro Effects of Short-Term and Long-Term Heat Exposures on the Immune Response and Prostaglandin Biosynthesis in Bovine Endometrial Cells. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12182359. [PMID: 36139219 PMCID: PMC9495028 DOI: 10.3390/ani12182359] [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: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Worldwide heat stress (HS) conditions have a negative impact on dairy cow fertility. However, understanding of the effect of heat stress on endometrial functions is still unclear. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of differential heat exposure conditions on the immune response and prostaglandin biosynthesis of bovine endometrium challenged with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Cultures of endometrial cells were grown to confluence at 37 °C (control) and 40.4 °C for 24 h after confluence (short-term heat exposure) and 40.4 °C for 8 days from the beginning of the culture (long-term heat exposure), prior to a challenge by 100 ng/mL LPS for 12 h. LPS altered ALOX12, IL8, IL1B, S100A8, PTGES and AKR1B1 expressions, as well as secretory IL8 and PGF2α. Short-term heat exposure decreased S100A8, IL8 and PGF2α compared with the control temperature, while long-term heat exposure decreased S100A8 and PGF2α. In contrast, HSPA5 expression was not altered by heat exposure or LPS. Indeed, the short-term heat treatment was insufficient for accomplishing the responses of the endometrium to LPS treatment for IL8, S100A8 and PTGES expressions when compared with other temperature conditions. Our findings showed that heat exposure could compromise endometrium immune response and prostaglandin biosynthesis in different ways based on elevated temperature duration, which could reduce subsequent fertility.
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- Sroisuda Chotimanukul
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- CU-Animal Fertility Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- CU-Animal Fertility Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +66-(0)819794552
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Wakasa H, Tsugami Y, Koyama T, Han L, Nishimura T, Isobe N, Kobayashi K. Adverse Effects of High Temperature On Mammary Alveolar Development In Vitro. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia 2022; 27:155-170. [PMID: 35581442 DOI: 10.1007/s10911-022-09518-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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In the mammary glands during pregnancy, the alveolar buds are first branched from the mammary ducts after which they form the alveolar luminal structure for milk production postparturition. Body temperature could increase for several reasons, such as infectious disease and heat stress. We have previously reported that high temperature adversely effects on the lactation capacity of mouse mammary epithelial cells (MECs). However, it remains unclear how high temperature influences mammary morophogenesis during pregnancy. In this study, we investigated the effects of high temperature on this mammary alveolar development process using two types of culture models including embedded organoids of MECs in Matrigel; these models reproduced mammary alveolar bud induction and alveolar luminal formation. Results showed that a culture temperature of 41 °C repressed alveolar bud induction and inhibited alveolar luminal formation. In addition, the treatment at 41 °C decreased the number of proliferating mammary epithelial cells but did not affect cell migration. Levels of phosphorylated Akt, -ERK1/2, -HSP90, and -HSP27 were increased in organoids cultured at 41 °C. The specific inhibitors of HSP90 and HSP27 exacerbated the disruption of organoids at 41 °C but not at 37 °C. Furthermore, the organoids precultured at 37 and 41 °C in the alveolar luminal formation model showed differences in the expression levels of caseins and tight junction proteins, which express in MECs in lactating mammary glands, after induction of MEC differentiation by prolactin and dexamethasone treatment in vitro. These results suggest that elevated temperature directly hinders mammary alveolar development; however, heat shock proteins may mitigate the adverse effects of high temperatures.
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- Haruka Wakasa
- Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, North 9, West 9, 060-8589, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Histophysiology, Graduate School of Integrated Science for Life Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University, 1-4-4, Kagamiyama, 739-8528, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, North 9, West 9, 060-8589, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, North 9, West 9, 060-8589, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, North 9, West 9, 060-8589, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Histophysiology, Graduate School of Integrated Science for Life Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University, 1-4-4, Kagamiyama, 739-8528, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, North 9, West 9, 060-8589, Sapporo, Japan.
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Effect of heat exposure on the growth and developmental competence of bovine oocytes derived from early antral follicles. Sci Rep 2022; 12:8857. [PMID: 35614303 PMCID: PMC9132889 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12785-2] [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: 11/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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In dairy cows, low fertility caused by summer heat stress continues into the cooler autumn season. This can be caused by impaired oocyte quality in small growing follicles during summer. Here, we subjected oocyte-cumulus-granulosa complexes (OCGCs) derived from early antral follicles (0.5-1 mm) to in vitro growth (IVG) culture under two different temperature settings (the control and heat shock groups), and evaluated effects of heat exposure on growth and developmental competence of oocytes, factors affecting the developmental competence of oocytes (steroidogenesis of granulosa cells, oxidative stress in oocytes, and cell-to-cell communication between oocytes and somatic cells). Oocyte diameters after culture were smaller in the heat shock group. Although nuclear maturation and cleavage rates were similar between the groups, blastocyst rates were lower in the heat shock group (0.0%) than in the control group (27.7%), and reduced glutathione (GSH) levels in oocytes were lower in the heat shock group. Supplementation of cysteine, which stimulates GSH synthesis, increased GSH level and improved blastocyst rate of heat shocked oocytes (27.9%). These results suggest that heat exposure impairs the growth and developmental competence of oocytes in early antral follicles through GSH depletion, which can induce low fertility during summer and the following autumn.
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Shi Y, Tang L, Bai X, Du K, Wang H, Jia X, Lai S. Heat Stress Altered the Vaginal Microbiome and Metabolome in Rabbits. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:813622. [PMID: 35495670 PMCID: PMC9048824 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.813622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Heat stress can have an impact on parental gamete maturation and reproduction functions. According to current research, the microbial composition of the vaginal cavity is species specific. Pregnancy, menstruation, and genital diseases have been linked to the dynamics of vaginal ecology. In this study, we characterized the vaginal microbiota and metabolites after heat stress. At the phylum level, the rabbit’s vaginal microbial composition of rabbit showed high similarity with that of humans. In the Heat group, the relative abundance of the dominant microbiota Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Proteobacteria increased, while the relative abundance of Firmicutes decreased. Furthermore, heat stress significantly increased the relative abundance of W5053, Helcococcus, Thiopseudomonas, ldiomaarina, atopostipes, and facklamia, whereas the relative abundance of 12 genera significantly decreased, including Streptococcus, UCG-005, Alistipes, [Eubacterium]_xylanophilum_group, Comamonas, RB41, Fastidiosipila, Intestinimonas, Arthrobacter, Lactobacillus, Leucobacter, and Family_xlll_AD3011_group. Besides, the relative concentrations of 158 metabolites differed significantly between the Heat and Control groups. Among them, the endocrine hormone estradiol (E2) increased in the Heat group and was positively associated with a number of metabolites such as linolelaidic acid (C18:2N6T), N-acetylsphingosine, N-oleoyl glycine, trans-petroselinic acid, syringic acid, 2-(1-adamantyl)-1-morpholinoethan-1-one, 5-OxoETE, and 16-heptadecyne-1,2,4-triol. Further, the majority of the differential metabolites were enriched in steroid biosynthesis and endocrine and other factor-regulated calcium reabsorption pathways, reflecting that heat stress may affect calcium metabolism, hormone-induced signaling, and endocrine balance of vaginal ecology. These findings provide a comprehensive depiction of rabbit vaginal ecology and reveal the effects of heat stress on the vagina via the analysis of vaginal microbiome and metabolome, which may provide a new thought for low female fertility under heat stress.
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KAWANO K, YANAGAWA Y, NAGANO M, KATAGIRI S. Effects of heat stress on the endometrial epidermal growth factor profile and fertility in dairy cows. J Reprod Dev 2022; 68:144-151. [PMID: 35095040 PMCID: PMC8979802 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2021-120] [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] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The endometrial epidermal growth factor (EGF) profile is an indicator of uterine function and fertility in cattle. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of heat stress on the
endometrial EGF profile and fertility in lactating Holstein cows. The endometrial EGF profiles of 365 cows in the Hokkaido and Kyushu regions were examined between June and September (heat
stress period, n = 211) and between October and January (control period, n = 154). EGF profiles were investigated using uterine endometrial tissues obtained by biopsy 3 days after estrus
(Day 3). The proportion of cows with an altered EGF profile was higher between June and September than between October and January (41.2 vs. 16.2%, P < 0.05). The effects
of rectal temperature on Days 0 and 3 on the endometrial EGF profile were also assessed in cows (n = 79) between June and September in the Kyushu region. A single embryo was transferred to
cow on Day 7 to evaluate fertility (n = 67). Regardless of the rectal temperature on Day 3, the proportion of cows with an altered EGF profile was higher (64.1 vs. 30.0%, P
< 0.05) and the pregnancy rate after embryo transfer (ET) was lower (26.7 vs. 51.4%, P < 0.05) in cows with a rectal temperature ≥ 39.5°C on Day 0 than in cows with a
rectal temperature < 39.5°C on Day 0. The present results indicate that alterations in the endometrial EGF profile induced by an elevated body temperature on Day 0 contributed to
reductions in fertility in lactating dairy cows during the heat stress period.
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- Kohei KAWANO
- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
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Fedrigo JK, Báez F, Cruz RS, Viñoles C. Heat tolerance in cows of British breeds and their crosses with bonsmara under grazing conditions. J Therm Biol 2021; 102:103118. [PMID: 34863481 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.103118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of the increasing temperature-humidity index (THI) on the body temperature of cows from different breed groups. Vaginal temperature was monitored in cows from two breed groups: a) British breeds (Hereford, Angus and their crosses, n=4); and b) their crosses with Bonsmara (BO, n=6). Vaginal temperature in cows of British breeds was always higher (P < 0.05), and the higher temperature picks coincide with afternoon hours. British cows maintained stable their vaginal temperature if THI was lower than 72.8, but for higher values, they showed linear increases. Moreover, the threshold THI associated to increase in vaginal temperature in British breeds was 72.8. However, vaginal temperature remained unchanged in Bonsmara crosses. The present work suggests that THI greater than 72.8 could affect the body temperature in grazing cattle of British breeds but not its crosses with Bonsmara.
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- Jean Kássio Fedrigo
- Polo de Desarrollo Universitario (PDU) Agroforestal, Casa de La Universidad de Cerro Largo, Universidad de La República (Udelar), Ruta 26 Km 408, Bañados de Medina, Cerro Largo, Uruguay.
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- PDU Instituto Superior de La Carne, Sede Tacuarembó, Udelar, Ruta 5, Km 386, Tacuarembó, Uruguay
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- Polo de Desarrollo Universitario (PDU) Agroforestal, Casa de La Universidad de Cerro Largo, Universidad de La República (Udelar), Ruta 26 Km 408, Bañados de Medina, Cerro Largo, Uruguay
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- Polo de Desarrollo Universitario (PDU) Agroforestal, Casa de La Universidad de Cerro Largo, Universidad de La República (Udelar), Ruta 26 Km 408, Bañados de Medina, Cerro Largo, Uruguay
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Carvalheira LDR, Wenceslau RR, Ribeiro LDS, de Carvalho BC, Borges ÁM, Camargo LSDA. Daily vaginal temperature in Girolando cows from three different genetic composition under natural heat stress. Transl Anim Sci 2021; 5:txab138. [PMID: 34532644 PMCID: PMC8439259 DOI: 10.1093/tas/txab138] [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: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The present trial evaluated the effect of crossbred composition and Temperature and Humidity Index (THI) on vaginal temperature (VT) of Girolando dairy cows maintained under tropical pasture during warm seasons. The VT was monitored along 41 to 96 h in 615 Girolando cows with different Holstein (H) × Gir genetic composition (1/2 H = 284, 3/4 H = 248, and 7/8 H = 83) from six Brazilian farms in the summer of 2016 and 2017. VT of each cow at each hour of the day and the respective THI were averaged per hour across all monitoring days to generate an averaged value for VT and THI during 24 h. A linear mixed model with repeated measures using restricted maximum likelihood (REML) method for (co)variance components estimation procedure was employed. The final model adjusted the VT for the effects of cow, time, THI, farm, year, pregnancy status, body condition score (BCS), milk yield, genetic composition, and genetic composition*time interaction. Fixed effects were evaluated by ANOVA and tested with Tukey test in R software version 3.6.1 (R Core Team, 2019). Overall mean of VT, air temperature (AT), and THI were 39.06 ± 0.52 °C, 25.63 ± 0.40 °C, and 75.06 ± 3.96, respectively. VT had moderate positive correlation with THI (r² = 0.45, P < 0.001) and AT (r² = 0.46, P < 0.001). The VT had estimated linear increase of 0.05 °C for each THI unit increase (P < 0.001). Least square mean of VT varied among the farms (P < 0.001), pregnancy status (P < 0.001), and BCS (P < 0.05) but not for Milk yield (P > 0.05). The daily average VT was affected by genetic composition (P < 0.001) with highest temperature for 3/4 H (39.08 ± 0.06 °C a) and 7/8 H (39.09 ± 0.06 °C a) and lowest temperature for 1/2 H (38.95 ± 0.06 °C b). The difference of VT among the three crossbred groups varied in function of the time of the day, from 12:00 to 20:00 h (P < 0.001), with 3/4 Holstein and 7/8 Holstein cows reaching similar VT, above to the upper limit 39.1 °C and higher than 1/2 Holstein cows during all this period. In conclusion, Girolando cows are sensitive to heat stress in tropical condition during warm seasons. Moreover, Girolando cows with genetic composition higher than 3/4 Holstein display reduced thermoregulatory efficiency. Therefore, Girolando cows in tropical dairy farms require strategies to mitigate heat stress according to their genetic composition.
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- Luciano de Rezende Carvalheira
- Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinárias, Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinárias, Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia e Clínica Veterinária, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil
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- Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinárias, Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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López-Gatius F, Garcia-Ispierto I, Hunter RHF. Cervix-rectum temperature differential at the time of insemination is correlated with the potential for pregnancy in dairy cows. J Reprod Dev 2021; 67:251-255. [PMID: 34053994 PMCID: PMC8423606 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2021-022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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This study sought to establish whether temperature gradients between the cervix, vagina, and rectum at and 7 days post-artificial insemination (AI) were associated with the incidence of
pregnancy in lactating dairy cows (Experiment I; n = 90 ovulating cows) and to evaluate temperature gradient dynamics from the time of insemination to 7 days post-AI under heat stress
conditions (Experiment II; n = 16 ovulating and 4 non-ovulating cows). In Experiment I, 39 cows (43.3%) became pregnant. The odds ratio for pregnancy was 2.5 for each one-tenth of a degree
drop in cervical temperature with reference to the control rectal temperature at the time of AI (P = 0.01), whereas the same decrease in the cervix–rectum temperature differential 7 days
post-AI resulted in an odds ratio of 0.44 (P = 0.02). In Experiment II, 5 of the ovulating cows (31.3%) became pregnant. The mean values of the vagina–rectum, vagina–cervix, and
cervix–rectum temperature differentials at AI (day 0), 8 h, 24 h, and 7 days post-AI changed significantly from day 0 to day 7 (within-subject effect; P < 0.02) in ovulating cows but not
in non-ovulating cows. Temperature differentials on days 0 and 7 were similar between ovulating cows and cows of Experiment I. Overall, our findings support the notion that a temperature
differential between the caudal cervical canal and rectum at AI may be an indicator of the likelihood of pregnancy. Possible prospects of confirming estrus at the herd-level are also
suggested.
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- Fernando López-Gatius
- Agrotecnio Centre; University of Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain.,Transfer in Bovine Reproduction SLu, 22300 Barbastro, Spain
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- Agrotecnio Centre; University of Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain.,Department of Animal Science, University of Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, England.,3 Pleasants Steading, Oxnam, Jedburgh TD8 6QZ, Scotland
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Shu H, Wang W, Guo L, Bindelle J. Recent Advances on Early Detection of Heat Strain in Dairy Cows Using Animal-Based Indicators: A Review. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:980. [PMID: 33915761 PMCID: PMC8066310 DOI: 10.3390/ani11040980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In pursuit of precision livestock farming, the real-time measurement for heat strain-related data has been more and more valued. Efforts have been made recently to use more sensitive physiological indicators with the hope to better inform decision-making in heat abatement in dairy farms. To get an insight into the early detection of heat strain in dairy cows, the present review focuses on the recent efforts developing early detection methods of heat strain in dairy cows based on body temperatures and respiratory dynamics. For every candidate animal-based indicator, state-of-the-art measurement methods and existing thresholds were summarized. Body surface temperature and respiration rate were concluded to be the best early indicators of heat strain due to their high feasibility of measurement and sensitivity to heat stress. Future studies should customize heat strain thresholds according to different internal and external factors that have an impact on the sensitivity to heat stress. Wearable devices are most promising to achieve real-time measurement in practical dairy farms. Combined with internet of things technologies, a comprehensive strategy based on both animal- and environment-based indicators is expected to increase the precision of early detection of heat strain in dairy cows.
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- Hang Shu
- Agricultural Information Institute, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Beijing 100086, China;
- AgroBioChem/TERRA, Precision Livestock and Nutrition Unit, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium;
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- Agricultural Information Institute, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Beijing 100086, China;
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- Agricultural Information Institute, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Beijing 100086, China;
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- AgroBioChem/TERRA, Precision Livestock and Nutrition Unit, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium;
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Naranjo-Gómez JS, Uribe-García HF, Herrera-Sánchez MP, Lozano-Villegas KJ, Rodríguez-Hernández R, Rondón-Barragán IS. Heat stress on cattle embryo: gene regulation and adaptation. Heliyon 2021; 7:e06570. [PMID: 33869831 PMCID: PMC8035499 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Global warming has been affecting animal husbandry and farming production worldwide via changes in organisms and their habitats. In the tropics, these conditions are adverse for agriculture and animal production in some areas, due to high temperatures and relative humidity, affecting competitiveness related to economic activities. These environments have deteriorated livestock production, due to periods of drought, reduction in forage quality and heat stress, eliciting negative effects on reproduction, weight gain, and reduced meat and milk production. However, the use of animals adapted to tropics such as breeds derived from subspecies Bos primigenius indicus and native breeds from tropical countries or their crossings, is an alternative to improve production under high-temperature conditions. Therefore, physiological adaptation including gene expression induced by heat stress have been studied to understand the response of animals and to improve cross-breeding between cattle breeds to maintain high productivity in adverse weather conditions. Heat stress has been associated with lower reproductive performance in cows, due to the impact on blastocyst production, decreased implantation and increased embryonic death. Thus, for decades, in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer techniques have focused on studying the optimal conditions for production of high-quality embryos to transfer. The aim of this review is to discuss the effects of heat stress in bovine embryos, and their physiological and genetic modulation, focusing on the genes that are related with major adaptability to heat stress conditions and their relationship with different embryonic stages.
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- Juan Sebastian Naranjo-Gómez
- Research Group in Immunobiology and Pathogenesis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, University of Tolima, Altos of Santa Helena, A.A 546, Ibagué, Colombia
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- Research Group in Immunobiology and Pathogenesis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, University of Tolima, Altos of Santa Helena, A.A 546, Ibagué, Colombia
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- Research Group in Immunobiology and Pathogenesis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, University of Tolima, Altos of Santa Helena, A.A 546, Ibagué, Colombia
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- Research Group in Immunobiology and Pathogenesis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, University of Tolima, Altos of Santa Helena, A.A 546, Ibagué, Colombia
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- Poultry Research Group, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, University of Tolima, Altos of Santa Helena, A.A 546, Ibagué, Colombia
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- Research Group in Immunobiology and Pathogenesis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, University of Tolima, Altos of Santa Helena, A.A 546, Ibagué, Colombia
- Poultry Research Group, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, University of Tolima, Altos of Santa Helena, A.A 546, Ibagué, Colombia
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Nakamura S, Miwa M, Morita Y, Ohkura S, Yamamura T, Wakabayashi Y, Matsuyama S. Neurokinin 3 receptor-selective agonist, senktide, decreases core temperature in Japanese Black cattle. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2021; 74:106522. [PMID: 32841888 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2020.106522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Heat stress disrupts reproductive function in cattle. In summer, high ambient temperature and humidity elevate core body temperature, which is considered to be detrimental to reproductive abilities in cattle. Neurokinin B (NKB) is a factor that generates pulsatile GnRH and subsequent LH secretion in mammals. Recent studies have reported that NKB-neurokinin 3 receptor (NK3R) signaling is associated with heat-defense responses in rodents. The present study aimed to clarify the role of NKB-NK3R signaling in thermoregulation in cattle. We examined the effects of an NK3R-selective agonist, senktide, on vaginal temperature as an indicator of core body temperature in winter and summer. In both seasons, continuous infusion of senktide for 4 h immediately decreased vaginal temperature, and the mean temperature change in the senktide-treated group was significantly lower than that of both vehicle- and GnRH-treated groups. Administration of GnRH induced LH elevation, but there was no significant difference in vaginal temperature change between GnRH- and vehicle-treated groups. Moreover, we investigated the effects of senktide on ovarian temperature. Senktide treatment seemed to suppress the increase in ovarian temperature from 2 h after the beginning of administration, although the difference between groups was not statistically significant. Taken together, these results suggest that senktide infusion caused a decline in the vaginal temperature of cattle, in both winter and summer seasons, and this effect was not due to the gonadotropin-releasing action of senktide. These findings provide new therapeutic options for senktide to support both heat-defense responses and GnRH/LH pulse generation.
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- S Nakamura
- Division of Animal Feeding and Management Research, Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Nasushiobara, Japan; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Okayama University of Science, Imabari, Japan
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- Division of Animal Feeding and Management Research, Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Nasushiobara, Japan; Division of Grassland Farming, Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Nasushiobara, Japan; Agricultural AI Research Office, Research Center for Agricultural Information Technology, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Production Science, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Production Science, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Agricultural AI Research Office, Research Center for Agricultural Information Technology, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan; Division of Animal Breeding and Reproduction Research, Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Division of Animal Breeding and Reproduction Research, Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Division of Animal Feeding and Management Research, Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Nasushiobara, Japan; Laboratory of Animal Production Science, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.
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Rosales-Martínez F, Rosendo-Ponce A, Cortez-Romero C, Gallegos-Sánchez J, Cuca-García JM, Becerril-Pérez CM. Relation of the maximum temperature and relative humidity close to the insemination with the tropical milking criollo heifer's gestation in three seasons. Trop Anim Health Prod 2020; 53:27. [PMID: 33226489 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-020-02430-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The high climatic variability of hot climates of the intertropical zone reduces cattle fertility. In dairy cows in temperates zones, the THI has been used to evaluate the temperature and relative humidity (RH) joint effect in reproduction, but its use is not recommended in all geographic zones; in hot climates, the maximum temperature (Tmax) can provide more convenient information than THI. The objective of this study was to determine the artificial insemination (AI) service seasons and their joint effect with the maximum temperature and relative humidity of the previous seven days, the service day, and posterior seven days to the AI in the tropical milking criollo (LT) heifer's gestation. Climatic data was used to define three seasons: hot-dry (HD), hot-humid (HH), and fresh-dry (FD), and 313 artificial insemination services from 176 heifers were analyzed over fourteen years. The seasons were determined by cluster analysis. Gestation at first service (GF) was analyzed with a logistic regression model and global gestation (GG) with a mixed linear generalized model. The Tmax of previous seven days insemination [Formula: see text] - 0.20 ± 0.09 (p ≤ 0.02) in HD (p ≤ 0.02) and RH of seven days posterior insemination [Formula: see text]= - 0.08 ± 0.04 (p ≤ 0.04) in HD (p ≤ 0.01) affected GF. No effect of the Tmax and RH on the service day was observed (p > 0.05). The highest GG probabilities were higher than 0.70 in HH and FD, making those seasons the most suitable for inseminating LT heifers.
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- Froylan Rosales-Martínez
- Campus Montecillo, Colegio de Postgraduados, Carretera Federal México-Texcoco km 36.5, Montecillo, 56230, Texococo, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Campus Veracruz, Colegio de Postgraduados, Carretera Federal Xalapa-Veracruz km 88.885, Manlio Fabio Altamirano, 94251, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Campus San Luis, Colegio de Postgraduados, Agustín de Iturbide No. 73, Salinas de Hidalgo, 78622, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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- Campus Montecillo, Colegio de Postgraduados, Carretera Federal México-Texcoco km 36.5, Montecillo, 56230, Texococo, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Campus Montecillo, Colegio de Postgraduados, Carretera Federal México-Texcoco km 36.5, Montecillo, 56230, Texococo, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Campus Veracruz, Colegio de Postgraduados, Carretera Federal Xalapa-Veracruz km 88.885, Manlio Fabio Altamirano, 94251, Veracruz, Mexico.
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El-Sheikh Ali H, Tamura Y, Sameshima H, Kitahara G. Impact of summer heat stress on the thermal environment of bovine female genital tract. Trop Anim Health Prod 2020; 52:3449-3455. [PMID: 32935322 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-020-02378-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Summer heat stress (HS) is associated with a reduction in conception rate, increase in services per conception, and early embryonic death. However, the impact of summer HS on the thermal environment of different regions of the bovine female genital tract remains unknown. This study aimed to elucidate the effect of summer HS on the thermal environment of different regions of the genital tract in the cow. Three non-pregnant Japanese Black cows were investigated using a specially designed digital thermometer to record the temperatures of the rectum (RT), vagina (VT), cervix (CT), uterine body (UBT), and uterine horns (UHT) on days 0, 1, 2, 3, and 8 of the estrous cycle (day 0 = heat) in February (winter), May (spring), and August (summer). During the experiment, the temperature humidity index (THI) was recorded. THI during summer was higher (P ˂ 0.001) than in winter and spring (78.45 ± 0.32 vs. 60.26 ± 1.20 and 68.51 ± 0.80, respectively) and was higher than the alert THI indicating HS (i.e., THI > 73). Consequently, the VT, CT, UBT, and UHT were elevated during summer HS (P < 0.05) in comparison to winter and spring. THI was positively correlated (P < 0.01) with RT, VT, CT, UBT, and UHT. Linear regression revealed that VT, CT, UBT, and UHT increased by 0.05 °C per unit of THI. VT was more highly correlated than RT with THI and with the temperature of other regions of genital tract. HS induced increases in the temperatures of different regions of the female genital tract. The relationship between THI and VT could be incorporated into a mathematical model to predict the thermal load of HS on different regions of the female genital tract.
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- Hossam El-Sheikh Ali
- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Nishi 1-1, Gakuen-Kibanadai, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan.,Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, Department of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40546, USA.,Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Nishi 1-1, Gakuen-Kibanadai, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Nishi 1-1, Gakuen-Kibanadai, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan.
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Amaral CS, Koch J, Correa Júnior EE, Bertolin K, Mujica LKS, Fiorenza MF, Rosa SG, Nogueira CW, Comim FV, Portela VVM, Gonçalves PBD, Antoniazzi AQ. Heat stress on oocyte or zygote compromises embryo development, impairs interferon tau production and increases reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress in bovine embryos produced in vitro. Mol Reprod Dev 2020; 87:899-909. [PMID: 32761819 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Interferon tau (IFNT) is the cytokine responsible for the maternal recognition of pregnancy in ruminants and plays a role modulating embryo-maternal communication in the oviduct inducing a local response from immune cells. We aimed to investigate IFNT production, reactive oxygen species, and oxidative stress under the influence of heat stress (HS) during different stages of bovine in vitro embryo production. HS was established when the temperature was gradually raised from 38.5°C to 40.5°C in laboratory incubator, sustained for 6 hr, and decreased back to 38.5°C. To address the HS effects on IFNT production, reactive oxygen species, and oxidative stress, ovaries from a slaughterhouse were used according to treatments: control group (38.5°C); oocytes matured under HS; oocytes fertilized under HS; zygotes cultured in the first day under HS; and cells submitted to HS at oocyte maturation, fertilization, and the first day of zygote culture. The HS negatively affected cleavage and blastocyst rates, in all HS groups. On Day 7, all HS-treated embryos showed decrease IFNT gene and protein expressions, whereas reactive oxygen species were increased in comparison to the control. In conclusion, the compromised early embryo development due to higher temperatures during in vitro oocyte maturation, fertilization, and/or zygote stage have diminished IFNT expression and increased reactive oxygen species in bovine.
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- Carolina S Amaral
- Biotechnology and Animal Reproduction Laboratory, BioRep, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Biotechnology and Animal Reproduction Laboratory, BioRep, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Biotechnology and Animal Reproduction Laboratory, BioRep, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Biotechnology and Animal Reproduction Laboratory, BioRep, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Biotechnology and Animal Reproduction Laboratory, BioRep, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Biotechnology and Animal Reproduction Laboratory, BioRep, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Synthesis, Reactivity and Organocalcogens Pharmacological and Toxicological Assessment Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Synthesis, Reactivity and Organocalcogens Pharmacological and Toxicological Assessment Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Biotechnology and Animal Reproduction Laboratory, BioRep, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Biotechnology and Animal Reproduction Laboratory, BioRep, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Biotechnology and Animal Reproduction Laboratory, BioRep, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, BioRep, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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The so-called global change refers to changes on a planetary scale. The term encompasses various issues like resource use, energy development, population growth, land use and land cover, carbon and nitrogen cycle, pollution and health, and climate change. The paper deals with challenges for dairy cattle production systems in Europe arising from climate change as one part of global changes. Global warming is increasing, and therefore ecosystems, plant and animal biodiversity, and food security and safety are at risk. It is already accepted knowledge that the direct and indirect effects of global warming in combination with an increasing frequency of weather extremes are a serious issue for livestock production, even in moderate climate zones like Central Europe. The potential and already-measurable effects of climate change (including increase in temperature, frequency of hot days and heat waves), in particular the challenges on grassland production, fodder quality, nutrition in general, cow welfare, health as well as performance of dairy production, will be reviewed. Indirect and direct effects on animals are correlated with their performance. There are clear indications that with selection for high-yielding animals the sensitivity to climate changes increases. Cumulative effects (e.g. higher temperature plus increased pathogen and their vectors loads) do strengthen these impacts. To cope with the consequences several possible adaptation and mitigation strategies must be established on different levels. This includes changes in the production systems (e.g. management, barn, feeding), breeding strategies and health management.
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Wang S, Zhang H, Tian H, Chen X, Li S, Lu Y, Li L, Wang D. Alterations in vaginal temperature during the estrous cycle in dairy cows detected by a new intravaginal device-a pilot study. Trop Anim Health Prod 2020; 52:2265-2271. [PMID: 32140971 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-020-02199-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/11/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Estrus identification is important in dairy cow production. At present, estrus identification is automated with a pedometer or accelerometer and the results remain unsatisfactory. It was previously reported that body temperature changes during estrus. In the present study, dairy cow vaginal temperature (VT) was monitored during various seasons, and an increase in VT of 0.3 °C was suggested for the onset of estrus, using an automated VT monitoring system developed in-house. Natural and synchronized estrus were measured simultaneously. The VT was determined to be in circadian rhythm and significantly higher in summer than in either autumn or winter (P < 0.05). VT difference (between estrus VT and average VT 7 days earlier) gradually increased, reached a peak of 0.56 °C ± 0.17 at 4 h before the end of estrus, and then decreased to the normal. The VT of cows in estrus and the duration of their estrus were significantly affected by seasons and estrus types (P < 0.05). VT gradually decreased in response to prostaglandin (PG) injection and was significantly lower (0.15-0.35 °C) from 9 to 33 h after the drug administration than the average VT at the same time 7 days earlier (P < 0.05). Changes in circadian and seasonal VT and in the estrous cycle can be monitored to assess the physiological status of cows and will help in developing an effective automated estrus identification technique. Results of this pilot study should be validated in further studies.
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- Shuilian Wang
- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Shijiazhuang Tianquan Elite Breeding Dairy Cow Co., LTD., Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, China
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- Animal Husbandry Station of Beijing, Beijing, 100107, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Heat stress impairs in vitro development of preantral follicles of cattle. Anim Reprod Sci 2020; 213:106277. [PMID: 31987328 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2020.106277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2019] [Revised: 11/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Although detrimental effects of heat stress on antral follicle development have been well studied, long-term effects - affecting the preantral follicle pool - are still largely unknown. The goal of this study was to evaluate effects of heat stress on growth, viability, gene expression and ATP production of preantral follicles of cattle. Follicles at the primary, early secondary and secondary stages were isolated from cattle ovaries and individually cultured while imposing physiological (CON; 38.5 °C) or intermittent heat stress (HS; 38.5 °C for 16 h and 41 °C for 8 h daily) conditions for 7 days. Individual follicles were subjected to real-time qPCR for determination of relative abundance of BAX, HSPA1A and SOD1 mRNA transcripts and evaluated for ATP production. Treatment for 7 days with intermittent HS decreased viability (P = 0.01) and diameter (P = 0.03) of preantral follicles. Relative abundances of BAX and HSPA1A mRNA transcripts were greater in follicles of the CON and HS groups that became non-viable during culture (P < 0.05); relative abundance of SOD1 mRNA transcript, however, was only greater in non-viable follicles of the HS group (P < 0.05), but not non-viable follicles of the CON group (P = 0.3). The ATP production was not different between viable follicles of the CON and HS group (P = 0.86). In conclusion, all stages of growing preantral follicles of cattle were susceptible to negative effects of heat stress. Follicles at the secondary stage of development were most sensitive, followed by early secondary and primary follicles.
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Bai H, Ukita H, Kawahara M, Mitani T, Furukawa E, Yanagawa Y, Yabuuchi N, Kim H, Takahashi M. Effect of summer heat stress on gene expression in bovine uterine endometrial tissues. Anim Sci J 2020; 91:e13474. [PMID: 33159383 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Heat stress negatively affects reproductive functions in cows. Increased temperature disturbs fetal development in utero. However, the effect of heat stress on uterine endometrial tissues has not been fully examined. Using qPCR analysis, we measured the mRNA expression of various molecular markers in uterine endometrial tissue of dairy cows from Hokkaido, Japan, in winter and summer. Markers examined were heat shock proteins (HSPs), antioxidant enzymes (catalase, copper/zinc superoxide dismutase, manganese superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase 4), inflammatory cytokines, and interferon stimulated genes. Our results showed heat stress, body and milk temperatures were higher during summer than during winter. Expression levels of HSP27, HSP60, and HSP90 mRNA, and of catalase and copper/zinc superoxide dismutase mRNA were lower in summer than in winter. Tumor necrosis factor alpha expression was higher in summer than in winter. In conclusion, summer heat stress may reduce the expression of HSPs, affecting the levels of inflammatory cytokines in bovine uterine endometrial tissue.
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- Hanako Bai
- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Reproduction, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Reproduction, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Reproduction, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Field Science Center for Norther Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Reproduction, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- Global Station for Food, Land and Water Resources, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Quantitative relationship between climatic conditions and the conception rate of Japanese Black cattle in commercial cow–calf operations. Livest Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2019.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ali MA, El-Tarabany MS. Blood biochemical indices, growth performance and economic efficiency of growing native Baladi and crossbred calves under hot summer conditions. BIOL RHYTHM RES 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2018.1478620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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- Mohamed A. Ali
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Wealth Development, Zagazig University, Sharkia, Egypt
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Wealth Development, Zagazig University, Sharkia, Egypt
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Liu J, Li L, Chen X, Lu Y, Wang D. Effects of heat stress on body temperature, milk production, and reproduction in dairy cows: a novel idea for monitoring and evaluation of heat stress — A review. ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2019; 32:1332-1339. [PMID: 30744345 PMCID: PMC6722315 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.18.0743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Heat stress exerts a substantial effect on dairy production. The temperature and humidity index (THI) is widely used to assess heat stress in dairy operations. Herein, we review the effects of high temperature and humidity on body temperature, feed intake, milk production, follicle development, estrous behavior, and pregnancy in dairy cows. Analyses of the effects of THI on dairy production have shown that body temperature is an important physiological parameter in the evaluation of the health state of dairy cows. Although THI is an important environmental index and can help to infer the degree of heat stress, it does not reflect the physiological changes experienced by dairy cows undergoing heat stress. However, the simultaneous measurement of THI and physiological indexes (e.g., body temperature) would be very useful for improving dairy production. The successful development of automatic detection techniques makes it possible to combine THI with other physiological indexes (i.e., body temperature and activity), which could help us to comprehensively evaluate heat stress in dairy cows and provide important technical support to effectively prevent heat stress.
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- Jiangjing Liu
- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.,Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Animal Husbandry Station of Beijing, Beijing 100107, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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Effect of estrous cycle phase on vulvar, orbital area and muzzle surface temperatures as determined using digital infrared thermography in buffalo. Anim Reprod Sci 2018; 197:154-161. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2018.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Revised: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Khatun H, Egashira J, Sakatani M, Takenouchi N, Tatemoto H, Wada Y, Yamanaka KI. Sericin enhances the developmental competence of heat-stressed bovine embryos. Mol Reprod Dev 2018; 85:696-708. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Hafiza Khatun
- Faculty of Agriculture; Saga University; Saga Japan
- Faculty of Animal Husbandry; Bangladesh Agricultural University; Mymensingh Bangladesh
- Animal Resource Production Division; The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
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- Animal Resource Production Division; The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
- Division of Cattle Research; Saga Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station; Saga Japan
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- Livestock and Grassland Research Division; Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center, NARO; Kumamoto Japan
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- Livestock and Grassland Research Division; Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center, NARO; Kumamoto Japan
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- Animal Resource Production Division; The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
- Faculty of Agriculture; University of the Ryukyus; Okinawa Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture; Saga University; Saga Japan
- Animal Resource Production Division; The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture; Saga University; Saga Japan
- Animal Resource Production Division; The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
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Nabenishi H, Sugino F, Konaka R, Yamazaki A. Conception rate of Holstein and Japanese Black cattle following embryo transfer in southwestern Japan. Anim Sci J 2018; 89:1073-1078. [PMID: 29806228 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study aimed to quantify and compare conception rates to embryo transfer (ET) of Holstein and Japanese Black cattle in southwestern Japan. A 10-year retrospective epidemiological survey was conducted. The recipient numbers for Holstein and Japanese Black cattle was 621 and 527, respectively. Conception rates of Holstein and Japanese Black cattle during the study period were 45.4% and 42.3%, respectively. There was no significant difference between both breeds. However, a different trend of conception rate to ET in Holstein and Japanese Black cattle was observed. In Holstein cattle, conception rate in August to October was lower than in the other months and was significantly lower (p < .05) than in April. Particularly, conception rate in October of Holstein cattle was the lowest (31.0%). In Japanese Black cattle, conception rates in December (24.2%) and January (31.3%) were lower than in the other months. Conception rate of Japanese Black cattle declined as the temperature-humidity index (THI) decreased, exhibiting significantly lower levels in the ≤45 THI class than in any other THI class (p < .05). By contrast, in Holstein cattle, no relationship was observed between conception rate and THI on the day of ET. These observations suggest the importance of appropriate management that considers seasonal reactivity in each breed.
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- Hisashi Nabenishi
- Laboratory of Animal Feeding and Management, Department of Animal Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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- Domestic Animal Biotechnology Department, Miyazaki Livestock Research Institute, Takaharu, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Domestic Animal Biotechnology Department, Miyazaki Livestock Research Institute, Takaharu, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Feeding and Management, Department of Animal Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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Sakai S, Hagihara N, Kuse M, Kimura K, Okuda K. Heat stress affects prostaglandin synthesis in bovine endometrial cells. J Reprod Dev 2018; 64:311-317. [PMID: 29710018 PMCID: PMC6105743 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2018-051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Heat stress (HS) negatively affects reproduction in cattle; however, its effect on endocrine function in bovine endometrial cells remains unclear. In this study, we examined the effects of HS on the production of prostaglandin (PG) E2 and PGF2α in the cultured bovine endometrial epithelial and stromal cells separately. To evaluate the effect of HS on endocrine function, the cells were cultured at 38.5°C (control) or 40.5°C (HS). After treatment, PGE2 and PGF2α levels were measured via enzyme immunoassay (EIA) and mRNA expressions of enzymes involved in PG synthesis were examined via quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). HS did not influence the production of PGE2 or PGF2α in the epithelial cells; however, HS significantly enhanced the production of both PGE2 and PGF2α in the stromal cells (P < 0.05). In addition, HS significantly increased phospholipase A2 (PLA2), cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2), prostaglandin F synthase (PGFS), prostaglandin E synthase (PGES), and carbonyl reductase 1 (CBR1) mRNA expression in the stromal cells (P < 0.05). The overall results suggest that HS induces mRNA expression of enzymes involved in PG synthesis, resulting in the upregulation of PGE2 and PGF2α production in the stromal cells, but not in the epithelial cells. The HS-induced increase of PGE2 and PGF2α secretion in bovine endometrial stromal cells may disrupt the normal estrous cycle and cause infertility in cows during summer.
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- Shunsuke Sakai
- Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, Under Graduate School of Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.,Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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Zeng J, Zhang X, Yang J, Bao J, Xiang H, Dear K, Liu Q, Lin S, Lawrence WR, Lin A, Huang C. Humidity May Modify the Relationship between Temperature and Cardiovascular Mortality in Zhejiang Province, China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2017; 14:ijerph14111383. [PMID: 29135955 PMCID: PMC5708022 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14111383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Revised: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background: The evidence of increased mortality attributable to extreme temperatures is widely characterized in climate-health studies. However, few of these studies have examined the role of humidity on temperature-mortality association. We investigated the joint effect between temperature and humidity on cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in Zhejiang Province, China. Methods: We collected data on daily meteorological and CVD mortality from 11 cities in Zhejiang Province during 2010–2013. We first applied time-series Poisson regression analysis within the framework of distributed lag non-linear models to estimate the city-specific effect of temperature and humidity on CVD mortality, after controlling for temporal trends and potential confounding variables. We then applied a multivariate meta-analytical model to pool the effect estimates in the 11 cities to generate an overall provincial estimate. The joint effects between them were calculated by the attributable fraction (AF). The analyses were further stratified by gender, age group, education level, and location of cities. Results: In total, 120,544 CVD deaths were recorded in this study. The mean values of temperature and humidity were 17.6 °C and 72.3%. The joint effect between low temperature and high humidity had the greatest impact on the CVD death burden over a lag of 0–21 days with a significant AF of 31.36% (95% eCI: 14.79–38.41%), while in a condition of low temperature and low humidity with a significant AF of 16.74% (95% eCI: 0.89, 24.44). The AFs were higher at low temperature and high humidity in different subgroups. When considering the levels of humidity, the AFs were significant at low temperature and high humidity for males, youth, those with a low level of education, and coastal area people. Conclusions: The combination of low temperature and high humidity had the greatest impact on the CVD death burden in Zhejiang Province. This evidence has important implications for developing CVD interventions.
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- Jie Zeng
- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China.
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- Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- School of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia.
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- National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
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- School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA.
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- School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA.
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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Krishnan G, Bagath M, Pragna P, Vidya MK, Aleena J, Archana PR, Sejian V, Bhatta R. Mitigation of the Heat Stress Impact in Livestock Reproduction. Theriogenology 2017. [DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.69091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Summer heat stress decreases the pregnancy rate in cattle and has been thought to be associated with the early embryonic death caused by the elevation of maternal body temperature. In vitro cultures have been widely used for the evaluation of effects of heat stress on oocytes, fertilization, preimplantation, and embryonic development. Susceptibility to heat stress is present in developmental stages from oocytes to cleavage-stage (before embryonic gene activation, EGA) embryos, leading to a consequent decrease in developmental competence. On the other hand, advanced-stage embryos such as morula or blastocysts have acquired thermotolerance. The mechanism for the developmental stage-dependent change in thermotolerance is considered to be the accumulation of antioxidants in embryos in response to heat-inducible production of reactive oxygen species. The supplementation of antioxidants to the culture media has been known to neutralize the detrimental effects of heat stress. Besides, EGA could be involved in acquisition of thermotolerance in later stages of embryos. Morulae or blastocysts can repair heat-induced unfolded proteins or prevent DNA damage occurring in processes such as apoptosis. Therefore, embryo transfer (ET) that can bypass the heat-sensitive stage could be a good solution to improve the pregnancy rate under heat stress. However, frozen-thawed ET could not improve the pregnancy rate as expected. Frozen-thawed blastocysts were more sensitive to heat stress and showed less proliferation upon heat exposure, compared to fresh blastocysts. Therefore, further research is required to improve the reduction in pregnancy rates due to summer heat stress.
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- Miki Sakatani
- Livestock and Grassland Research Division, Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center, NARO, Kumamoto 861-1192, Japan
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Nabenishi H, Yamazaki A. Impaired reproduction in Japanese Black cattle under cold environmental conditions. Reprod Domest Anim 2017; 52:371-375. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.12917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- H Nabenishi
- Laboratory of Animal Feeding and Management; Department of Animal Science; School of Veterinary Medicine; Kitasato University; Towada Aomori Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Feeding and Management; Department of Animal Science; School of Veterinary Medicine; Kitasato University; Towada Aomori Japan
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This study investigated the correlation between the body surface temperature (BST) and core body temperature of ewes and changes in BST during the prepartum stage in pregnant ewes. Four non-pregnant adult ewes were used in the
first experiment. The BST of the upper neck, vaginal temperature (VT), and ambient temperature (AT) were measured every 10 min for seven days and analyzed for correlations. The mean (± SD) BST and VT of ewes during the study
period were 35.4 ± 1.7°C and 39.1 ± 0.4°C, respectively, with a correlation of r = 0.62, P < 0.001. This finding suggested that the BST was associated with core body temperature in ewes. In the subsequent experiment, seven
pregnant ewes in their third trimester were used to evaluate changes in BST measured at the upper neck 72 h before parturition. The mean BST at –24–0 h (0 h = time of parturition) was significantly lower than that at –72– –48 h
and –48– –24 h (P < 0.05). The BST tended to decrease toward parturition; all BST measurements at –16– –3 h were significantly lower than those at –72 h (P < 0.05). A clear circadian rhythm in the BST was observed at two
days and the day before parturition and an unclear circadian rhythm was observed on the day of parturition. Therefore, these findings indicate that the BST also decreases before parturition, as do vaginal and rectal
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- Hisashi Nabenishi
- Laboratory of Animal Feeding and Management, Department of Animal Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Feeding and Management, Department of Animal Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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Nabenishi H, Yamazaki A. Effects of temperature-humidity index on health and growth performance in Japanese black calves. Trop Anim Health Prod 2016; 49:397-402. [PMID: 27943126 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-016-1207-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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We evaluated the relationship between the temperature-humidity index (THI) and health and growth performance in Japanese black calves in Japan. Data were collected from medical records of 19,313 Japanese black calves aged up to 3 months for correlation analysis with THI from July 2008 to June 2011. Data were also collected on the market weights of 57,144 Japanese black calves, and we calculated the body weight gain (BWG) of each calf based on body weight and age in days at the calf market. Analysis for the relationship between disease incidence and THI demonstrated a negative correlation (r = -0.54, p < 0.01). In addition, the mean disease incidence at THI of ≤50 was significantly higher than that at THI of ≥71. Analysis for the relationship between growth performance in calves and THI revealed that a lower THI during the month of birth was associated with a lower BWG at the calf market and that BWG with THI of ≤70 was significantly lower than that with THI of ≥71 (p < 0.05). In contrast, a higher mean THI during the third month after birth was associated with a lower BWG at the calf market, and BWG with THI of >75 was significantly lower than that with THI of ≤50 or THI ranging from 56 to 60 (p < 0.05). These results indicate that Japanese black calves are susceptible to a cold environment immediately after birth, whereas they are susceptible to a heat environment 3 months after birth.
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- Hisashi Nabenishi
- Laboratory of Animal Feeding and Management, Department of Animal Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, 35-1, Higashi 23, Towada, Aomori, 034-8628, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Animal Feeding and Management, Department of Animal Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, 35-1, Higashi 23, Towada, Aomori, 034-8628, Japan
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Ammer S, Lambertz C, Gauly M. Is reticular temperature a useful indicator of heat stress in dairy cattle? J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:10067-10076. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-11282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Yan F, Xue B, Song L, Xiao J, Ding S, Hu X, Bu D, Yan T. Effect of dietary net energy concentration on dry matter intake and energy partition in cows in mid-lactation under heat stress. Anim Sci J 2016; 87:1352-1362. [PMID: 26875539 DOI: 10.1111/asj.12561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2015] [Revised: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study aimed to determine the net energy requirement of Holstein cows in mid-lactation under heat stress. Twenty-five multiparous Holstein cows were randomly allocated to five groups corresponding to five isonitrogenous total mixed rations, with net energy for lactation (NEL ) content of 6.15 (NE-6.15), 6.36 (NE-6.36), 6.64 (NE-6.64), 6.95 (NE-6.95), 7.36 (NE-7.36) MJ/kg of dry matter (DM), respectively. Throughout the experimental period the average temperature humidity index at 07.00, 14.00 and 22.00 hours was 72.1, 88.7, and 77.6, respectively. DM intake decreased significantly with the elevated dietary NEL concentration. Fat corrected milk increased quadratically, and milk fat content and milk energy (MJ/kg) reached the greatest in the NE-6.95 group with increasing dietary NEL content. Strong correlations were found between dietary NEL content and: (i) DM intake; (ii) NEL intake; (iii) milk energy (El ); (iv) El /metabolizable energy intake (MEI); (v) El /NEL intake, as well as between NEL intake and fat corrected milk yield (FCM). The suitable net energy required for dairy cows producing 1 kg FCM ranged from 5.01 to 5.03 MJ, was concluded from the above-stated regressions. Correlation between heat production (HP) and MEI could be expressed as: Log (HP) = -0.4304 + 0.2963*MEI (n = 15, R2 = 0.99, Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) = 0.18). Fasting HP was 0.3712 MJ/kg0.75 when extrapolating MEI to zero.
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- Fangquan Yan
- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan, Sichuan, China.
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan, Sichuan, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan, Sichuan, China
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Berman A, Horovitz T, Kaim M, Gacitua H. A comparison of THI indices leads to a sensible heat-based heat stress index for shaded cattle that aligns temperature and humidity stress. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2016; 60:1453-1462. [PMID: 26817655 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-016-1136-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Revised: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The combined temperature-humidity heat stress is estimated in farm animals by indices derived of an index based on human thermal comfort sensation. The latter index consists of temperature and humidity measures that sum to form the temperature-humidity index (THI). The hitherto unknown relative contribution of temperature and humidity to the THI was examined. A temperature-humidity data set (temperature 20-42 °C and relative humidity 10-70 %) was used to assess by regression procedures the relative weights of temperature and humidity in the variance of THI values produced by six commonly used heat stress indices. The temperature (Ta) effect was predominant (0.82-0.95 of variance) and humidity accounted for only 0.05 to 0.12 of THI variance, half of the variance encountered in animal responses to variable humidity heat stress. Significant difference in THI values was found between indices in the relative weights of temperature and humidity. As in THI indices, temperature and humidity are expressed in different physical units, their sum has no physical attributes, and empirical evaluations assess THI relation to animal responses. A sensible heat THI was created, in which at higher temperatures humidity reaches 0.25 of sensible heat, similarly to evaporative heat loss span in heat stressed animals. It relates to ambient temperature-humidity similarly to present THI; its values are similar to other THI but greater at higher humidity. In warm conditions, mean animal responses are similar in both indices. The higher sensitivity to humidity makes this index preferable for warm-humid conditions.
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- A Berman
- Department Animal Science, Hebrew University, Rehovot Campus, Rehovot, 76100, Israel.
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- Dept. Agric. Meteorology, Met. Institute, Ministry of Transport, Bet Dagan 25, Israel
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- Dept. Animal Science, Volcani Institute, ARO, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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- Dept. Animal Science, Volcani Institute, ARO, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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Oikawa T. Effect of heat stress on age at first calving of Japanese Black cows in Okinawa. Anim Sci J 2016; 88:439-444. [PMID: 27476996 DOI: 10.1111/asj.12669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Calving records from birth certificates of cows were analyzed to investigate the effect of heat stress on age at first calving (AFC) of Japanese Black cows. The data set covered 20 years (1990-2009) of calving records. Total number of records was 9279. Daily weather information from weather stations in the vicinity of the farms was used. Temperature-humidity index (THI) fitted to a linear model covered 30 days pre-insemination to 61 days post-insemination. Statistical analysis was conducted with procedures of SAS/STAT. Preliminary analysis showed that THI of the lowest temperature and humidity was most conducive to AFC. Covariance analysis, including main effect of sire, farm and year of insemination and covariates of THI on days showed that regression coefficients of THI on day -7, day -2 and day +31 were statistically significant. The estimated piecewise regression line showed different responses of AFC to THI on days: roof-shasped downward trend on day -7, hockey-stick shaped upward trend on day -2 and day +31. The difference among the estimated regression lines may be caused by direct and indirect factors on reproduction: indirect effect of reduced feed intake, failure of conception at previous insemination, direct effect of heat stress on oocyte and embryo development.
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- Takuro Oikawa
- Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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Dash S, Chakravarty AK, Singh A, Upadhyay A, Singh M, Yousuf S. Effect of heat stress on reproductive performances of dairy cattle and buffaloes: A review. Vet World 2016; 9:235-44. [PMID: 27057105 PMCID: PMC4823282 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2016.235-244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Revised: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Heat stress has adverse effects on the reproductive performances of dairy cattle and buffaloes. The dairy sector is a more vulnerable to global warming and climate change. The temperature humidity index (THI) is the widely used index to measure the magnitude of heat stress in animals. The objective of this paper was to assess the decline in performances of reproductive traits such as service period, conception rate and pregnancy rate of dairy cattle and buffaloes with respect to increase in THI. The review stated that service period in cattle is affected by season of calving for which cows calved in summer had the longest service period. The conception rate and pregnancy rate in dairy cattle were found decreased above THI 72 while a significant decline in reproductive performances of buffaloes was observed above threshold THI 75. The non-heat stress zone (HSZ) (October to March) is favorable for optimum reproductive performance, while fertility is depressed in HSZ (April to September) and critical HSZ (CHSZ) (May and June). Heat stress in animals has been associated with reduced fertility through its deleterious impact on oocyte maturation and early embryo development. The management strategies viz., nutrition modification, environment modification and timed artificial insemination protocol are to be strictly operated to ameliorate the adverse effects of heat stress in cattle and buffaloes during CHSZ to improve their fertility. The identification of genes associated with heat tolerance, its incorporation into breeding program and the inclusion of THI covariate effects in selection index should be targeted for genetic evaluation of dairy animals in the hot climate.
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- Soumya Dash
- Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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da Costa ANL, Feitosa JV, Montezuma PA, de Souza PT, de Araújo AA. Rectal temperatures, respiratory rates, production, and reproduction performances of crossbred Girolando cows under heat stress in northeastern Brazil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2015; 59:1647-1653. [PMID: 25702060 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-015-0971-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Revised: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This study compared the two breed groups of Girolando (½ Holstein ½ Gyr vs. ¾ Holstein ¼ Gyr) through analysis of the percentages (stressed or non-stressed cows) of rectal temperature (RT), respiratory rate (RR) and pregnancy rate (PR), and means of production and reproduction parameters to determine the group best suited to rearing in semiarid tropical climate. The experiment was conducted at the farm, in the municipality of Umirim, State of Ceará, Brazil. Two hundred and forty cows were used in a 2 × 2 factorial study; 120 of each group were kept under an intensive system during wet and dry seasons. The environmental parameters obtained were relative humidity (RH), air temperature (AT), and the temperature and humidity index (THI). Pregnancy diagnosis (PD) was determined by ultrasonography 30 days after artificial insemination (AI). The milk production of each cow was recorded with automated milkings in the farm. The variables were expressed as mean and standard error, evaluated by ANOVA at 5% probability using the GLM procedure of SAS. Chi-square test at 5% probability was applied to data of RT, RR, pregnancy rate (PR), and the number of AIs to obtain pregnancy. The majority of ½ Holstein cows showed mean values of RT and RR within the normal range in both periods and shifts. Most animals of the ¾ Holstein group exhibited the RR means above normal during the afternoon in the rainy and dry periods and RT means above normal during the afternoon in the dry period. After analyses, ½ Holstein crossbred cows are more capable of thermoregulating than ¾ Holstein cows under conditions of thermal stress, and the dry period was more impacting for bovine physiology with significant changes in physiological parameters, even for the first breed group. Knowledge of breed groups adapted to climatic conditions of northeastern Brazil can directly assist cattle farmers in selecting animals best adapted for forming herds.
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- Antônio Nélson Lima da Costa
- Curso de Agronomia, Universidade Federal do Cariri-UFCA, Rua Vereador Sebastião Maciel Lopes, s/n, Crato, CE, 63133-610, Brazil.
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- Curso de Agronomia, Universidade Federal do Cariri-UFCA, Rua Vereador Sebastião Maciel Lopes, s/n, Crato, CE, 63133-610, Brazil
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- Companhia de Alimentos do Nordeste-CIALNE, Av. Presidente Costa e Silva, 2067-Mondubim, Fortaleza, CE, 60761-190, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Ceará-UECE, Avenida Paranjana, 1700. Campus do Itaperi, Fortaleza, CE, 60714-903, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Ceará-UECE, Avenida Paranjana, 1700. Campus do Itaperi, Fortaleza, CE, 60714-903, Brazil
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Kishida K, Sakase M, Minami K, Arai MM, Syoji R, Kohama N, Akiyama T, Oka A, Harayama H, Fukushima M. Effects of acrosomal conditions of frozen-thawed spermatozoa on the results of artificial insemination in Japanese Black cattle. J Reprod Dev 2015; 61:519-24. [PMID: 26300347 PMCID: PMC4685217 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2015-073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The purposes of this study were to examine the relationship between male artificial insemination (AI) fertility and sperm acrosomal conditions assessed by new and conventional staining techniques and to identify possible reproductive dysfunctions causing low conception rates in AI using frozen-thawed spermatozoa with poor acrosomal conditions in Japanese Black bulls. We investigated individual differences among bulls in the results concerning (1) acrosomal conditions of frozen-thawed spermatozoa as assessed by not merely peanut agglutinin-lectin staining (a conventional staining technique) but also immunostaining of acrosomal tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins (a new staining technique), (2) routine AI using frozen-thawed spermatozoa as assessed by pregnancy diagnosis, (3) in vivo fertilization of frozen-thawed spermatozoa and early development of fertilized eggs as assessed by superovulation/AI-embryo collection tests and (4) in vitro fertilization of frozen-thawed spermatozoa with oocytes. The percentages of frozen-thawed spermatozoa with normal acrosomal conditions assessed by the abovementioned staining techniques were significantly correlated with the conception rates of routine AI, rates of transferable embryos in superovulation/AI-embryo collection tests and in vitro fertilization rates. These results are consistent with new suggestions that the distribution of acrosomal tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins as well as the acrosomal morphology of frozen-thawed spermatozoa are AI fertility-associated markers that are valid for the prediction of AI results and that low conception rates in AI using frozen-thawed spermatozoa with poor acrosomal conditions result from reproductive dysfunctions in the processes between sperm insemination into females and early embryo development, probably failed fertilization of frozen-thawed spermatozoa with oocytes.
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- Kazumi Kishida
- Division of Animal Science, Department of Bioresource Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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Alves BG, Alves KA, Martins MC, Braga LS, Silva TH, Alves BG, Santos RM, Silva TV, Viu MAO, Beletti ME, Jacomini JO, Gambarini ML. Metabolic profile of serum and follicular fluid from postpartum dairy cows during summer and winter. Reprod Fertil Dev 2015; 26:866-74. [PMID: 23815864 DOI: 10.1071/rd13102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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This study was designed to monitor the biochemical profiles of serum and follicular fluid (FF) of postpartum dairy cows during the summer (n=30) and winter (n=30). Blood and FF (follicles ≥ 9 mm) were obtained from Girolando cows at 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 days postpartum. The samples were collected and analysed to determine glucose, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), urea, sodium (Na), potassium (K) and calcium (Ca) levels. Throughout the study, the following clinical variables were measured: rectal temperature (RT), respiratory rate (RR) and body condition score (BCS). In addition, the temperature humidity index (THI) was calculated for each season. During the summer season, THI was higher, BCS decreased, there was an increase in RT, and glucose, urea, Na and K serum levels were decreased (P<0.05). The levels of TC, TG, urea, K and Ca in follicular fluid increased (P<0.05). Positive correlations (P<0.05) were observed between the serum and FF levels for glucose (r=0.29), TC (r=0.24) and Ca (r=0.30). Therefore, the biochemical profile of serum and FF of dairy cows under summer heat-stress conditions demonstrates marked changes that may impair fertility during lactation.
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- Benner G Alves
- Center for Studies and Research in Animal Reproductive Biology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, 74001-970, Brazil
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- Center for Studies and Research in Animal Reproductive Biology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, 74001-970, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, 38400-902, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, 38400-902, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, 38400-902, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, 38400-902, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, 38400-902, Brazil
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- Center for Studies and Research in Animal Reproductive Biology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, 74001-970, Brazil
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- Center for Studies and Research in Animal Reproductive Biology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, 74001-970, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, 38400-902, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, 38400-902, Brazil
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- Center for Studies and Research in Animal Reproductive Biology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, 74001-970, Brazil
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Dash S, Chakravarty AK, Sah V, Jamuna V, Behera R, Kashyap N, Deshmukh B. Influence of Temperature and Humidity on Pregnancy Rate of Murrah Buffaloes under Subtropical Climate. ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2015; 28:943-50. [PMID: 26104398 PMCID: PMC4478503 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.14.0825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Revised: 12/30/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Heat stress has adverse effects on fertility of dairy animals. Decline in fertility is linearly associated with an increase in combination of both temperature and humidity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between temperature humidity index (THI) and the pregnancy rate of Murrah buffaloes in a subtropical climate. The effects of genetic and non-genetic factors viz., sire, parity, period of calving and age group at first calving were found non-significant on pregnancy rate. The effect of THI was found significant (p<0.001) on pregnancy rate of Murrah buffaloes calved for first time and overall pregnancy rate. The threshold THI affecting the pregnancy rate was identified as THI 75. The months from October to March showed THI<75 and considered as non heat stress zone (NHSZ), while months from April to September were determined as heat stress zone (HSZ) with THI≥75. The lowest overall pregnancy rate (0.25) was obtained in July with THI 80.9, while the highest overall pregnancy rate (0.59) was found in November with THI 66.1. May and June were identified as critical heat stress zone (CHSZ) within the HSZ with maximum decline (-7%) in pregnancy rate with per unit increase in THI. The highest overall pregnancy rate was estimated as 0.45 in NHSZ with THI value 56.7 to 73.2. The pregnancy rate was found to have declined to 0.28 in HSZ with THI 73.5 to 83.7. However, the lowest pregnancy rate was estimated as 0.27 in CHSZ with THI value 80.3 to 81.6.
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- Soumya Dash
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Mori M, Hayashi T, Isozaki Y, Takenouchi N, Sakatani M. Heat shock decreases the embryonic quality of frozen-thawed bovine blastocysts produced in vitro. J Reprod Dev 2015; 61:423-9. [PMID: 26096768 PMCID: PMC4623148 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2015-003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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In this study, the effect of heat shock on frozen-thawed blastocysts was evaluated using in vitro-produced (IVP) bovine embryos. In experiment 1, the effects of 6 h of heat shock at 41.0 C on fresh blastocysts were evaluated. HSPA1A expression as a reflection of stress was increased by heat shock (P < 0.05), but the expressions of the quality markers IFNT and POU5F1 were not affected. In experiment 2, frozen-thawed blastocysts were incubated at 38.5 C for 6 h (cryo-con) or exposed to heat shock at 41.0 C for 6 h (cryo-HS). Then, blastocysts were cultured at 38.5 C until 48 h after thawing (both conditions). Cryo-HS blastocysts exhibited a decreased recovery rate: HSPA1A expression was dramatically increased compared with that in fresh or cryo-con blastocysts at 6 h, and IFNT expression was decreased compared with that in cryo-con blastocysts at 6 h (both P < 0.05). Cryo-con blastocysts at 6 h also exhibited higher HSPA1A expression than fresh blastocysts (P < 0.05). At 48 h after thawing, the number of hatched blastocysts and blastocyst diameter were lower in cryo-HS blastocysts (P < 0.05). Cryo-con blastocysts showed lower POU5F1 levels at 48 h than fresh, cryo-con or cryo-HS blastocysts at 6 h (P < 0.05), but their POU5F1 levels were not different from those of cryo-HS blastocysts at 48 h. These results indicated that application of heat shock to frozen-thawed blastocysts was highly damaging. The increase in damage by the interaction of freezing-thawing and heat shock might be one reason for the low conception rate in frozen-thawed embryo transfer in summer.
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- Miyuki Mori
- Fukuoka Agriculture and Forestry Research Center, Fukuoka 818-8549, Japan
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Dash S, Chakravarty AK, Singh A, Shivahre PR, Upadhyay A, Sah V, Singh KM. Assessment of expected breeding values for fertility traits of Murrah buffaloes under subtropical climate. Vet World 2015; 8:320-5. [PMID: 27047091 PMCID: PMC4774837 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2015.320-325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Revised: 01/25/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Aim: The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of temperature and humidity prevalent under subtropical climate on the breeding values for fertility traits viz. service period (SP), pregnancy rate (PR) and conception rate (CR) of Murrah buffaloes in National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) herd. Materials and Methods: Fertility data on 1379 records of 581 Murrah buffaloes spread over four lactations and climatic parameters viz. dry bulb temperature and relative humidity (RH) spanned over 20 years (1993-2012) were collected from NDRI and Central Soil and Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, India. Monthly average temperature humidity index (THI) values were estimated. Threshold THI value affecting fertility traits was identified by fixed least-squares model analysis. Three zones of non-heat stress, heat stress and critical heat stress zones were developed in a year. The genetic parameters heritability (h2) and repeatability (r) of each fertility trait were estimated. Genetic evaluation of Murrah buffaloes was performed in each zone with respect to their expected breeding values (EBV) for fertility traits. Results: Effect of THI was found significant (p<0.001) on all fertility traits with threshold THI value identified as 75. Based on THI values, a year was classified into three zones: Non heat stress zone(THI 56.71-73.21), HSZ (THI 75.39-81.60) and critical HSZ (THI 80.27-81.60). The EBVfor SP, PR, CR were estimated as 138.57 days, 0.362 and 69.02% in non-HSZ while in HSZ EBV were found as 139.62 days, 0.358 and 68.81%, respectively. EBV for SP was increased to 140.92 days and for PR and CR, it was declined to 0.357 and 68.71% in critical HSZ. Conclusion: The negative effect of THI was observed on EBV of fertility traits under the non-HSZ and critical HSZ Thus, the influence of THI should be adjusted before estimating the breeding values for fertility traits in Murrah buffaloes.
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- Soumya Dash
- Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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Sakatani M, Yamanaka K, Balboula AZ, Takenouchi N, Takahashi M. Heat stress during in vitro fertilization decreases fertilization success by disrupting anti-polyspermy systems of the oocytes. Mol Reprod Dev 2014; 82:36-47. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 11/01/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Miki Sakatani
- Livestock and Grassland Research Division; Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center; NARO; Kumamoto Japan
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- Livestock and Grassland Research Division; Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center; NARO; Kumamoto Japan
- Faculty of Agriculture; Saga University; Saga Japan
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- Livestock and Grassland Research Division; Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center; NARO; Kumamoto Japan
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Mansoura University; Mansoura Egypt
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- Livestock and Grassland Research Division; Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center; NARO; Kumamoto Japan
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- Livestock and Grassland Research Division; Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center; NARO; Kumamoto Japan
- Research Faculty of Agriculture; Hokkaido University; Hokkaido Japan
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