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Magopa TL, Mphaphathi ML, Mulaudzi T. Application of gender-ablated semen during timed artificial insemination following oestrous synchronization in dairy and beef cows. Reprod Domest Anim 2023; 58:529-536. [PMID: 36645737 DOI: 10.1111/rda.14323] [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: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The objectives of this study were to compare oestrous synchronization expression and conception rate following timed artificial insemination (TAI) with frozen-thawed X-sexed or unsexed semen in dairy and beef cows. For this study, 227 cows (dairy, n = 130 and beef, n = 97) were assigned to a 9-day Ovsynch + controlled intravaginal drug release (CIDR) protocol. All cows were TAI using X-sexed or unsexed semen from 8 sires. Each semen type was obtained from 4 sires [2 dairy (Holstein Friesian) and 2 beef (Angus)]. Pregnancy detection was performed on Days 35, 65 and 95 following TAI by transrectal ultrasonography and hand palpation. The proportion of oestrus expression was higher in dairy (85.3%) cows compared with beef (65.0%) cows (p < .05). Overall, dairy (X-sexed, 61.9% and unsexed, 62.0%) cows had greater conception rates on Day 35 compared to beef (X-sexed, 56.0% and unsexed, 52.2%) cows (p < .05). Concurrently, on Day 95, overall conception rates in dairy (X-sexed, 41.4% and unsexed, 48.5%) cows were greater than beef (X-sexed, 38.0% and unsexed, 37.0%) cows (p < .05). Pregnancy/embryo losses between Days 35 and 65 in dairy (X-sexed, 33.3% and unsexed, 18.2%) cows and beef (X-sexed, 28.6% and unsexed, 29.2%) cows were recorded (p < .05). Dairy (X-sexed, 7.7% and unsexed, 8.3%) cows had higher incidence of pregnancy losses between Days 66 and 95 when compared to beef (X-sexed, 5.0% and unsexed, 0.0%) cows (p < .05). Oestrous expression and conception rates in dairy and beef cows were satisfactory. Advanced reproductive biotechnologies can successfully utilize gender-ablated semen in organized emerging cattle farming systems.
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- Thabang Luther Magopa
- Germplasm Conservation and Reproduction Biotechnologies, Agricultural Research Council Animal Production, Pretoria, South Africa.,Department of Agriculture and Animal Health, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Germplasm Conservation and Reproduction Biotechnologies, Agricultural Research Council Animal Production, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Agriculture and Animal Health, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Diniz J, Riveros J, Teixeira A, Pereira I, Borges A, Monteiro G, Peres R, Rocha L, Beletti M, Oliveira L. In vitro sperm characteristics and in vivo fertility of sex-sorted and conventional semen in suckled Nelore cows at a traditional schedule for timed-AI with estrus detection. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/1678-4162-12757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to assess in vitro sperm characteristics and pregnancies/AI (P/AI) of conventional and sex-sorted semen at timed-AI of suckled, multiparous Nelore cows. All cows (n=348) were submitted to a traditional estradiol/progesterone(P4)-based protocol. At 48h after P4-device removal, the estrous behavior was recorded, and AI was performed with conventional or sex-sorted semen from two bulls. The following sperm assessments were performed: CASA, Hyposmotic Test, sperm morphometry and chromatin structure by TB staining. P/AI were reduced (P<0.001) for sex-sorted compared to conventional semen in cows expressing estrus (27vs47%) or not (11vs.37%). Membrane integrity (Bull1: 30.3±9.6 vs. 52.3±12.4%, P=0.01; Bull2: 24.5±3.0 vs. 48.7±1.6%, P=0.006) and sperm concentration (Bull1: 23.2±0.6 vs. 43.0±0.8x10⁶sperm/mL, P<0.001; Bull2: 25.1±2.8 vs. 42.1±0.7x10⁶sperm/mL; P<0.001) were reduced in sex-sorted compared to conventional semen, for both bulls. Total and progressive motility were reduced in sex-sorted semen for Bull1 (TM: 49.7±15.9 vs. 94.9±1.9%, P=0.007; PM: 16.7±3.4 vs. 44.1±13.2%, P=0.009) and no differences were detected for Bull2 (TM: 45.0±17.5 vs. 68.2±19.1%, P=0.098; PM: 12.8±4.7 vs. 30.0±13.0%, P=0.065). Sperm ellipticity from sex-sorted was lower than conventional semen for Bull2 (0.306±0.01 vs. 0.342±0.02, P=0.02) and no difference was detected for Bull1 (0.332±0.01 vs. 0.330±0.01, P=0.55). Reduced in vivo fertility was observed for sex-sorted semen, regardless of estrous behavior. In vitro sperm quality of sex-sorted semen was compromised for both bulls, but differently affected for each sire.
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil
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Speckhart SL, Oliveira Filho RV, Franco GA, Vasconcelos JLM, Schrick FN, Edwards JL, Pohler KG. Short Communication: Influence of estrus activity and reproductive tract size and position scores on fertility in Bos indicus and Bos taurus suckled beef cows. J Anim Sci 2022; 100:skac141. [PMID: 35648125 PMCID: PMC9159065 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skac141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The primary objective of this study was to determine if estrus activity and reproductive tract size and position score (SPS) are associated with pregnancy outcomes in Bos indicus (Nelore) and Bos taurus (Angus) beef cows. In study 1, multiparous Nelore cows (n = 1,280) were artificially inseminated at a fixed time (FTAI, day 0) using an estradiol and progesterone (P4)-based estrus synchronization protocol. In study 2, multiparous Angus cows (n = 764) were artificially inseminated at a fixed time (FTAI, day 0) using a gonadotropin-releasing hormone and P4-based estrus synchronization protocol. Estrus activity was assessed using Estrotect heat detector patches and scored on day 0 using the following scoring system: 0 (patch was lost, most likely due to repeated mounting), 1 (<25% activation), 2 (≥25%, <50% activation), 3 (≥50%, <75% activation), or 4 (>75% activation) where patch scores of 1 and 2 signified no or limited estrus activity, whereas scores of 0, 3, and 4 had increased estrus activity. Reproductive tract SPS were assigned on day 0 as SPS1: small and compact resting within the pelvic cavity; SPS2: intermediate, resting partially outside the pelvic cavity; and SPS3: larger and resting outside the pelvic cavity. Pregnancy diagnosis was performed by ultrasound on day 30 and 100 after FTAI. Cows were determined as undergoing pregnancy loss if a viable embryo with heartbeat was detected at day 30 but was no longer present at day 100. Pregnancy rate at day 30 was influenced by estrus activity and SPS in both Nelore (P = 0.004) and Angus (P = 0.009) cows. Specifically, cows with smaller reproductive tracts (SPS1) had greater (P < 0.001) pregnancy rate when estrus was expressed before FTAI. There was no effect of estrus activity nor reproductive tract size on pregnancy loss between day 30 and 100 for both breeds. In summary, estrus activity before FTAI may influence reproductive outcomes differently depending on size and position of the reproductive tract at time of breeding.
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- Department of Animal Science, Pregnancy and Developmental Programming Area of Excellence, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Pregnancy and Developmental Programming Area of Excellence, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Animal Production, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Pregnancy and Developmental Programming Area of Excellence, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Evaluation of the 7 & 7 Synch and 7-day CO-Synch + CIDR treatment regimens for control of the estrous cycle among beef cows prior to fixed-time artificial insemination with conventional or sex-sorted semen. Anim Reprod Sci 2021; 235:106892. [PMID: 34861592 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2021.106892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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An experiment was conducted to compare the 7 & 7 Synch and 7-day CO-Synch + controlled internal drug release (CIDR®) treatment regimens before fixed-time artificial insemination (FTAI) of beef cows with conventional or sex-sorted semen. Cows (n = 1538) were blocked based on age and days postpartum (DPP) and randomly assigned to treatment regimen and semen type. Cows assigned to the 7-day CO-Synch + CIDR treatment regimen (n = 769) were administered gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and an intravaginal progesterone-releasing insert (CIDR) on Day - 10, and administration of prostaglandin F2α (PG) coincident with CIDR removal on Day - 3. Cows assigned to 7 & 7 Synch (n = 769) were administered PG and a CIDR device on Day - 17, GnRH on Day - 10, and PG coincident with CIDR removal on Day - 3. Cows were administered GnRH coincident with FTAI, which was performed 66 h after CIDR removal with conventional (20 × 106 cells) or sex-sorted (4 × 106 cells) semen. Expression of estrus was affected by treatment regimen (P = 0.01) and by treatment regimen × DPP (P = 0.0004), as a result of imposing the 7 & 7 Synch regimen; therefore, a greater percentage of cows expressed estrus (82% compared with 64%), particularly among cows with greater DPP. Pregnancy percentages resulting from FTAI were less (P < 0.0001) when using sex-sorted semen but greater among cows treated with 7 & 7 Synch (conventional semen: 72%; sex-sorted semen: 52%) compared with 7-day CO-Synch + CIDR (conventional semen: 61%; sex-sorted semen: 44%).
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Administration of PGF2α at the moment of timed-AI using sex-sorted or conventional semen in suckled nelore cows with different intensity of estrus behavior. Theriogenology 2021; 174:169-175. [PMID: 34455244 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2021.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The aim of this work was to evaluate pregnancy rates (PR) and ovulatory characteristics of Nelore cows receiving PGF2α at the time of AI (artificial insemination) in a progesterone(P4)/estradiol-based timed-AI protocol. We also compared the effects of PGF2α treatment at AI in cows inseminated with conventional or sex-sorted semen, with the absence or expression of estrus. In experiment 1, a total of 701 suckled, multiparous Nelore cows from two commercial beef farms were submitted to the same protocol. All cows received a 12.5 mg (IM) injection of dinoprost tromethamine (Dinoprost; Lutalyse®; PGF treatment) at days 7 and 9 of a timed-AI protocol. Following P4 device removal (day 11; D11), AI was performed 48 h later with conventional or sex-sorted semen from two different sires. At AI, cows received an additional dose of 12.5 mg (IM) of Dinoprost (PGF treatment) or 2.5 mL (IM) of sterile saline (Control). Estrus behavior was determined at D11 by activation of an estrus detection device (Estrotect®). The overall PR was 32.8% (n = 348) at Farm 1 and 42.3% (n = 353) at Farm 2 (P = 0.01). Despite PR differences between farms, the same factors affected PR at Farms 1 and 2. Body condition score (P = 0.02), estrus behavior (P = 0.01), and type of semen (P < 0.001) were factors affecting PR. Conventional semen had a 2.73x greater chance of successful pregnancy than sex-sorted semen. Cows displaying estrus had a 2.5x greater chance of successful pregnancy than cows that did not display estrus. No treatment effect (P = 0.67) was detected in cows receiving conventional or sex-sorted semen. However, there was a tendency (P = 0.08) for an interaction between treatment (PGF or control) and estrus behavior (estrus or no estrus). PGF2α at the time of AI tended to increase PR of cows that did not display estrus (P < 0.10). In experiment 2, 29 suckled, multiparous Nelore cows were compared using B-mode and Doppler ultrasongraphy to assess the ovulatory characteristics of cows receiving the 12.5 mg (IM) injection of Dinoprost (PGF treatment) or saline solution (control) at D11. No significant effects of PGF2α treatment at D11 were observed in follicular characteristics and/or ovulation performance. It was concluded that fertility of sex-sorted semen was lower than conventional semen, regardless of the PGF2α treatment. The 12.5 mg treatment of Dinoprost at AI did not accelerate the occurrence of ovulation; however, it was interesting to note that PGF2α treatment at timed-AI appeared to increase the fertility of cows that did not display estrus, independent of semen type.
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Reese S, Pirez MC, Steele H, Kölle S. The reproductive success of bovine sperm after sex-sorting: a meta-analysis. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17366. [PMID: 34462506 PMCID: PMC8405645 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96834-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In the three decades since its inception, the sex-sorting technology has progressed significantly. However, field studies report conflicting findings regarding reproductive outcomes. Therefore, we conducted this meta-analysis of all trials published between 1999 and 2021. Non-return rates after 24 or 60 d (NRR 24/60), pregnancy, calving, abortion, and stillbirth rates were compared after AI with sex-sorted vs non-sorted sperm. Additionally, the impact of recent developments in the sex-sorting technology was assessed. Of 860 studies found, 45 studies (72 trials) provided extractable data and were included. Overall, the results of this meta-analysis provided evidence that the NRR 24/60 was diminished by 13%, pregnancy rates were reduced by 23% (25% cows, 21% heifers) and calving rates were reduced by 24% when using sex-sorted sperm. Enhancing the dosage to 4 million sex-sorted sperm/straw (including recent improvements, high vs low dose) as well as using fresh sex-sorted sperm (sorted vs non-sorted) increased pregnancy rate ratios by 7 percentage points. The refinement of the sex-sorting technology after 2015 resulted in a lowered reduction of pregnancy and calving rate of 19% and 23%, respectively. Whereas abortion rates were similar, the stillbirth of male calves was increased by 6.3%.
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- Sven Reese
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- School of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland.
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Ketchum JN, Bonacker RC, Andersen CM, Smith EG, Stoecklein KS, Spinka CM, Thomas JM. Evaluation of later timepoints for split-time artificial insemination when using sex-sorted semen among beef heifers following the 14-d CIDR®-PG protocol. Anim Reprod Sci 2020; 224:106649. [PMID: 33302141 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2020.106649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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An experiment was designed to evaluate later timepoints for Split-Time AI (STAI), with the hypothesis that delaying AI may improve estrous response and pregnancy per AI when using sex-sorted semen. Timing of estrus was synchronized among 794 heifers using the 14-d CIDR®-PG protocol (1.38 g progesterone intravaginal insert from Day 0-14, followed by 25 mg dinoprost tromethamine on Day 30) with STAI performed based on estrous status. Heifers were blocked based on breed, source, sire, reproductive tract score (RTS), and BW and assigned within block to one of two approaches. In Approach 66, heifers that were estrual by 66 h after PG administration were inseminated at 66 h, and remaining heifers were inseminated 24 h later (90 h). In Approach 72, heifers that were estrual by 72 h were inseminated at 72 h, and remaining heifers were inseminated 24 h later (96 h). With both approaches, heifers that were non-estrual by the final timepoint were administered 100 μg gonadorelin acetate (GnRH). Within approach, heifers were pre-assigned to receive SexedULTRA 4M™ sex-sorted or conventional semen. The proportion of heifers estrual by the first timepoint was greater (P < 0.0001) with Approach 72 (76 %; 302/395) compared to Approach 66 (61 %; 242/399). The proportion of heifers pregnant as a result of AI differed (P = 0.0005) by semen type (59 % [240/404] for conventional compared with 48 % [187/390] for sex-sorted) but was not affected by approach or approach × semen type. In summary, pregnancy per AI of heifers receiving sex-sorted or conventional semen following the 14-d CIDR®-PG protocol did not differ when STAI was delayed 6 h. The proportion of estrual heifers prior to the first timepoint, however, was greater with later STAI.
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- J N Ketchum
- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States; College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States; College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States.
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Thomas JM, Locke JWC, Bonacker RC, Knickmeyer ER, Wilson DJ, Vishwanath R, Arnett AM, Smith MF, Patterson DJ. Evaluation of SexedULTRA 4M™ sex-sorted semen in timed artificial insemination programs for mature beef cows. Theriogenology 2018; 123:100-107. [PMID: 30296650 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.09.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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An experiment was designed to compare fertility of SexedULTRA 4M™ sex-sorted semen and conventional, non-sex-sorted semen following either fixed-time artificial insemination (FTAI) or split-time artificial insemination (STAI) of mature suckled beef cows. Units of sex-sorted and conventional semen were produced using contemporaneous ejaculates from three commercially available sires. Units of conventional semen were generated with 25.0 × 106 live cells per 0.25 ml straw prior to freezing, and units of sex-sorted semen were generated using the SexedULTRATM Genesis III sorting technology with 4.0 × 106 live cells per 0.25 ml straw prior to freezing. Sex-sorted units were sorted to contain X chromosome-bearing sperm cells at an accuracy level of >90%. Cows (n = 1620) across four herds were treated with the 7-d CO-Synch + CIDR protocol [administration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and insertion of a progesterone insert (CIDR) on Day -10, followed by administration of prostaglandin F2α (PG) and removal of CIDR inserts on Day -3]. Cows were preassigned based on age, body condition score, and days postpartum to one of the following four treatments: FTAI with SexedULTRA 4M™ sex-sorted semen, FTAI with conventional semen, STAI with SexedULTRA 4M™ sex-sorted semen, or STAI with conventional semen. On Day -3, estrus detection aids (Estrotect®) were applied. For cows in FTAI treatments, AI was performed on Day 0 at 66 h after PG administration and CIDR removal, and 100 μg GnRH was administered concurrent with AI. For cows in STAI treatments, AI was performed on either Day 0 or 1, at 66 or 90 h after PG administration and CIDR removal, based on timing of estrus expression. On Day 1 at 90 h after PG administration and CIDR removal, 100 μg GnRH was administered concurrent with AI to any STAI-treated cows that had failed to express estrus. Pregnancy rates to AI were affected (P = 0.04) by the interaction of bull and semen type. Greater pregnancy rates were obtained with conventional semen versus SexedULTRA 4M™ sex-sorted semen when using semen from Bull A (64% [176/277] versus 36% [100/278]; P < 0.0001) and Bull B (72% [200/277] versus 57% [156/276]; P < 0.01), whereas pregnancy rates to AI did not differ between conventional and SexedULTRA 4M™ sex-sorted semen when using semen from Bull C (58% [149/258] versus 52% [131/254]). Pregnancy rates did not differ significantly between cows inseminated using a STAI versus FTAI approach, regardless of whether insemination was performed with conventional semen (65% [265/409] versus 65% [260/403] or SexedULTRA 4M™ sex-sorted semen (50% [200/403] versus 48% [187/405]). However, due to the additional 24 h for potential estrus expression when performing STAI, total estrous response prior to AI was greater (P < 0.001) among cows receiving STAI (84%; 686/812) compared to FTAI (72%; 585/808), and greater pregnancy rates (P < 0.0001) were obtained among cows that expressed estrus prior to AI. In summary, the relative fertility of SexedULTRA 4M™ sex-sorted semen and conventional semen varied across bulls. Although overall pregnancy rates to timed AI did not differ between STAI and FTAI approaches, use of a STAI approach allowed for greater total estrous response prior to AI. Therefore, to achieve acceptable conception rates per unit and service the maximum number of cows with sex-sorted semen, one viable approach may be to use STAI to maximize total estrous response and restrict use of SexedULTRA 4M™ sex-sorted to only those cows expressing estrus.
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- J M Thomas
- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA; College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA; College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA; College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Wilson Veterinary Services, Dittmer, MO, 63050, USA
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- Sexing Technologies, Navasota, TX, 77868, USA
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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Hormonal strategy to reduce suckled beef cow handling for timed artificial insemination with sex-sorted semen. Theriogenology 2018; 114:159-164. [PMID: 29626739 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Revised: 02/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two experiments were conducted to assess a hormonal strategy developed to reduce animal handling for timed artificial insemination (TAI) with sex-sorted semen. Four-hundred ninety-one (491) suckled beef cows received a progesterone (P4) intravaginal device and 2 mg intramuscular (im) injection of estradiol benzoate (EB) on a randomly chosen day of the estrus cycle (Day 0) in Experiment 1. Cows were treated with 500 μg of sodic cloprostenol (PGF2α) and with 300 IU of eCG at P4 device removal (Day 8); these cows were also randomly assigned to receive 1 mg of estradiol cypionate (EC) administered at P4 device removal (treatment EC-0h) or 1 mg of EB 24 h after P4 device removal (treatment EB-24h). Both treatments were timed inseminated (TAI) with sex-sorted semen 60 h after P4 device removal. Cows treated with EC-0h presented higher pregnancy rate per AI (P/AI) [45.0% (113/251)] than the ones treated with EB-24h [35.4% (85/240); P = 0.03)]. A subset of cows (n = 26) were subjected to ultrasound examination every 12 h after P4 device removal for 96 h in the row in order to determine the time of ovulation. Similar interval between device removal and ovulation was recorded for EB-24h = 70.0 ± 2.9 h vs. EC-0h = 66.0 ± 2.8 h (P = 0.52). Five-hundred ninety-one (591) cows were subjected to the same synchronization protocols and treatments (EC-0h or EB-24h). In addition, they were randomly assigned to a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement aiming at determining the effects of treatment with estradiol (EC-0h vs. EB-24h) and of semen type (Sex-sorted vs. Non-sex-sorted semen). All animals were timed inseminated 60 h after P4 device removal. There was no interaction (P = 0.07) between the ovulation inducer and semen type. The EC protocol led to greater P/AI than EB (P = 0.03). Greater (P = 0.01) P/AI was achieved through treatments with non-sex-sorted semen rather than with sex-sorted semen [sex-sorted (EB-24h = 49.0%; EC-0h = 51.0%) vs. non-sex-sorted semen (EB-24h = 52.4%; EC-0h = 68.2%)]. Therefore, EC administered at P4 device removal resulted in greater P/AI. Furthermore, the EC-0h protocol allowed reducing suckled beef cow handing for timed artificial insemination with sex-sorted semen.
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Crites BR, Vishwanath R, Arnett AM, Bridges PJ, Burris WR, McLeod KR, Anderson LH. Conception risk of beef cattle after fixed-time artificial insemination using either SexedUltra™ 4M sex-sorted semen or conventional semen. Theriogenology 2018; 118:126-129. [PMID: 29890429 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Revised: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The objective of this study was to compare conception rates of female beef cattle inseminated at a fixed-time with either conventional (CON) or SexedUltra™ sex-sorted (SU) semen. Treatments included CON or SU with two sires represented within each treatment. Cows (n = 316) and heifers (n = 78) from six locations were randomly assigned treatment. Ovulation was synchronized in all females using the industry-standard 7-d CO-Synch + controlled internal drug release (CIDR) protocol (100 μg GnRH + CIDR [1.38 g progesterone] on d 0, 25 mg PGF2α at CIDR removal on d 7, and 100 μg GnRH on d 10, 54 h (heifers) or 60 h (cows) after CIDR removal). Estrotect™ estrous detection aids were applied at CIDR removal and patch activation was recorded at insemination. Animals were assumed estrual if greater than 50% of the patch coating was removed. The results from this study indicated no main effects of treatment (P = 0.82), sire (P = 0.64), or age (P=0.8) on AI conception rates. Additionally, there were not significant interactions between sire and treatment (P=0.19) or age and treatment (P=0.29). There was however, a significant (P=0.0005) effect of estrous expression on conception rates. Conception rate for estrual females (62.8%) was greater (p=0.0001) than non-estrual females (38.7%) at FTAI regardless of treatment. Furthermore, the conception rates were similar (P = 0.61) between conventional (61.9%) and sex-sorted semen (63.8%) when estrus was expressed prior to FTAI. Larger studies are warranted to determine appropriate timing of insemination with sex-sorted semen in FTAI protocols to maximize pregnancy potential.
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- B R Crites
- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, United States
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- Sexing Technologies, Navasota, TX 77868, United States
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- Sexing Technologies, Navasota, TX 77868, United States
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, United States
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Princeton, KY 42445, United States
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, United States
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, United States.
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Sharma RK, Phulia SK, Jerome A, Singh I. Ovsynch Plus protocol improves ovarian response in anovular Murrah buffaloes in low-breeding season. Reprod Domest Anim 2017; 52:1030-1035. [PMID: 28691349 DOI: 10.1111/rda.13020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of ovarian response and pregnancy rate in anovular buffaloes following Ovsynch and Ovsynch Plus protocols. Buffaloes (n = 55) were divided into two groups: Ovsynch group (n = 26): GnRH (10 μg, GnRH1) on Day 0, PGF2 α (25 mg) on Day 7, GnRH (10 μg, GnRH2) on Day 9; Ovsynch Plus group (n = 29): 500 IU equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) 72 hr (day -3) prior to Ovsynch protocol, followed by fixed timed artificial insemination (FTAI) 6 and 24 hr after GnRH2 injection in bot groups. Transrectal ultrasonography was performed daily, that is, from day 0 and -3 in Ovsynch and Ovsynch Plus group, respectively for ovarian response and pregnancy diagnosis at day 30 post-insemination. In Ovsynch Plus group, administration of eCG prior to GnRH1 increased (p < .001) the diameter (mm) of dominant follicle (DF) from 10.15 ± 0.26 to 12.23 ± 0.34 within 72 hr of treatment resulting higher ovulatory response to GnRH1. Ovulation after GnRH1 was higher (p < .01) in Ovsynch Plus group (96.6%) than Ovsynch group (61.5%). However, ovulation rate to GnRH2 was similar (p > .05) between groups (Ovsynch group: 76.9% vs. Ovsynch Plus group: 70.0%). Mean DF diameter (mm) that ovulated to both GnRHs was higher (p < .01) than non-ovulated counterparts in both groups (Ovsynch group: 10.80 ± 0.27 vs. 8.47 ± 0.53; Ovsynch Plus group: 11.99 ± 0.24 vs. 9.5 ± 0.63). Pregnancy was established in buffaloes which responded to both GnRHs, irrespective of groups, being higher (p = .52) in Ovsynch Plus group (34.5%) than Ovsynch group (23.1%), though non-significant. In summary, this study showed that eCG inclusion prior to Ovsynch regimen improves ovulatory response in anovular buffaloes during low-breeding season.
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- R K Sharma
- ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, Haryana, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, Haryana, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, Haryana, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, Haryana, India
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Thomas JM, Locke JWC, Vishwanath R, Hall JB, Ellersieck MR, Smith MF, Patterson DJ. Effective use of SexedULTRA™ sex-sorted semen for timed artificial insemination of beef heifers. Theriogenology 2017; 98:88-93. [PMID: 28601161 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Revised: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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An experiment was designed to evaluate the relative fertility of SexedULTRATM sex-sorted semen compared to conventional, non-sex-sorted semen when used among beef heifers in conjunction with split-time AI following the 14-d CIDR-PG protocol. Units of conventional semen were generated with 25.0 × 106 live cells per 0.5 ml straw prior to freezing, and units of sex-sorted semen were generated using the SexedULTRATM Genesis III sorting technology with 4.0 × 106 live cells per 0.25 ml straw prior to freezing. Sex-sorted units were sorted to contain X chromosome-bearing sperm cells at an accuracy level of >90%. Estrus was synchronized in 851 heifers at four locations using the 14-d CIDR-PG protocol: controlled internal drug release (CIDR) insert (1.38 g progesterone) on Day 0, CIDR removal on Day 14, and administration of prostaglandin F2α (PG; 25 mg im) on Day 30. Estrus detection aids were applied at PG on Day 30 to evaluate estrous response rate, and split-time AI was performed based on estrous response. At 66 h after PG (Day 33), heifers having expressed estrus received timed AI. Heifers failing to express estrus by 66 h received timed AI 24 h later (90 h after PGF2α on Day 34). Heifers failing to express estrus by 90 h were administered gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH; 100 μg im) concurrent with AI. Heifers were preassigned to treatment (insemination with either conventional or SexedULTRATM sex-sorted semen), and treatments were balanced within each location based on source, reproductive tract score, and weight. Heifers were exposed for natural service beginning 14 d after AI for the remainder of a 60 d breeding season. Pregnancy rates to AI across locations tended to be higher (P = 0.09) for heifers inseminated with conventional semen (60%; 257/429) compared to sex-sorted semen (52%; 218/422). Higher pregnancy rates to AI (P < 0.0001) were obtained among heifers that expressed estrus prior to AI than among heifers that failed to express estrus prior to AI at 90 h. Total pregnancy rates at the end of the 60 d breeding season did not differ between heifers that received sex-sorted semen at AI (89%; 376/422) and heifers that received conventional semen at AI (89%; 382/429). In summary, the pregnancy rates observed suggest that SexedULTRATM sex-sorted semen can be used effectively for timed AI of beef heifers when split-time AI is performed following the 14-d CIDR-PG protocol.
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- J M Thomas
- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States; College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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- Sexing Technologies, Navasota, TX 77868, United States
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- Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, Nancy M. Cummings Research Extension and Education Center, University of Idaho, Carmen, ID 83462, United States
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- Agriculture Experiment Station Statistician, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States.
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Liu Q, Rehman ZU, Liu JJ, Han L, Liu XR, Yang LG. Nasal immunization with inhibin DNA vaccine delivered by attenuated Salmonella choleraesuis for improving ovarian responses and fertility in cross-bred buffaloes. Reprod Domest Anim 2016; 52:189-194. [PMID: 27862394 DOI: 10.1111/rda.12876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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This study was conducted to determine the effect of immunization with inhibin DNA vaccine delivered by attenuated Salmonella choleraesuis on ovarian responses and fertility in cross-bred buffaloes. A total of 134 cross-bred buffaloes were divided into four groups: groups T1 (n = 34), T2 (n = 35) and T3 (n = 31) were nasal immunized twice a day with 10 ml of 1 × 1010 CFU/ml of the C501 (pVAX-asd-IS) vaccine for 5, 3 and 1 day, respectively. Group C (n = 34) was nasal immunized with 10 ml PBS for 5 days. All animals were immunized twice with an interval of 14 days and administered with 200 μg of a GnRH analogue on day 28, 0.5 mg PGF2α on day 35 and 200 μg of the same GnRH analogue on day 37. TAI was performed at 18 and 24 hr after the second GnRH treatment. Fourteen days after primary immunization, C501 (pVAX-asd-IS) elicited significant immune responses, and anti-inhibin IgG antibody titres in group T1 were significantly higher (p < .01) than groups T3 and C. After the second GnRH treatment, the growth speed of the dominant follicles in group T1 was significantly faster (p < .05) than groups T3 and C. The number and diameter of large follicles (≥10 mm) as well as ovulatory follicles in group T1 were the greatest in all groups, resulting in a greater conception rate in buffaloes with positive anti-inhibin antibodies. These results demonstrate that immunization with the C501 (pVAX-asd-IS) vaccine, coupled with the Ovsynch protocol, could be used as an alternative approach to improve reproductive performance in cross-bred buffaloes.
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- Q Liu
- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.,Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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The efficacy of an inhibin DNA vaccine delivered by attenuated Salmonella choleraesuis on follicular development and ovulation responses in crossbred buffaloes. Anim Reprod Sci 2016; 172:76-82. [PMID: 27449408 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2016.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Revised: 07/03/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an inhibin DNA vaccine delivered by attenuated Salmonella choleraesuis on follicular development and ovulation responses in crossbred buffaloes. A total of 158 crossbred buffaloes divided into four groups and were intramuscularly injected with 1×10(10) (T1, n=41), 1×10(9) (T2, n=37), 1×10(8) (T3, n=37) or 0 (C, n=43) CFU/ml bacteria delivered inhibin vaccine in 10ml PBS on day 0 and 14, respectively. All animals were administered with 1000 IU PMSG on day 28, 0.5mg PGF2α on day 30 and 200μg GnRH on day 32. The results showed buffaloes immunized with the bacteria delivered inhibin vaccine had significantly higher titers of anti-inhibin IgG antibody than control group (P<0.01). The number and diameter of large follicles (≥10mm) as well as ovulatory follicles in group T1 was significantly greater than group C (P<0.05). The growth speed of dominant follicles in group T1 was significantly faster than groups T3 and C (P<0.05), resulting in a greater conception rate in buffaloes with positive antibodies. These results demonstrate that immunization with the bacterial delivered inhibin vaccine, coupled with the estrus synchronization protocol, could be used as an alternative approach to improve fertility in crossbred buffaloes.
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Pellegrino CAG, Morotti F, Untura RM, Pontes JHF, Pellegrino MFO, Campolina JP, Seneda MM, Barbosa FA, Henry M. Use of sexed sorted semen for fixed-time artificial insemination or fixed-time embryo transfer of in vitro-produced embryos in cattle. Theriogenology 2016; 86:888-93. [PMID: 27068357 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2015] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Artificial insemination and in vitro embryo production are powerful tools for disseminating superior genetic qualities and improving the reproductive performance of dairy and beef cattle. In conjunction with these biotechnologies, sexed-sorted semen has been used to obtain offspring of a predetermined sex. This study compared the pregnancy rates obtained using in vitro fertilization/timed embryo transfer (IVF/TET) and timed artificial insemination (TAI), both performed using sexed-sorted (Y-chromosome-bearing) semen obtained from the same bull. For the in vitro embryo production, the ovaries of 250 Nelore cows with known histories were collected in the slaughterhouse and used for IVF. After evaluation of the recipients (IVF/TET group; n = 974), the resultant embryos were transferred to the females with corpus luteum (n = 822). The pregnancy-related data for this group were compared with those for the TAI group (n = 974). Ultrasonography was performed at 60 days to determine the pregnancy status and confirm the sex of the fetus. A total of 2008 oocytes produced 1050 embryos, with 52% of them reaching the blastocyst stage. The pregnancy rate and the accuracy in determining the fetal sex were 35.4% (345/974) and 95.07% (328/345), respectively, for the IVF/TET group and 30% (293/974; P < 0.05) and 94.88% (278/293), respectively, for the TAI group. In the present study, we concluded that male calves could be better obtained using IVF/TET rather than TAI; therefore, this strategy can be considered to increase the pregnancy rate of beef cattle.
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- C A G Pellegrino
- Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinárias da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil; Prole-Reprodução Animal Assistida Ltda, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
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- Departamento de Clínicas Veterinárias da Universidade Estadual de Londrina-UEL, Londrina, PR, Brasil
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- In Vitro Brasil Ltda, Mogi Mirim, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinárias da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinárias da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Departamento de Clínicas Veterinárias da Universidade Estadual de Londrina-UEL, Londrina, PR, Brasil
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- Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinárias da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinárias da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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Effect of uterine size on fertility of lactating dairy cows. Theriogenology 2015; 85:1357-66. [PMID: 26924681 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Revised: 04/08/2015] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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There are multiple reasons for reduced fertility in lactating dairy cows. We hypothesized that one cause of reduced fertility could be the overall size of the reproductive tract, particularly the uterus, given well-established uterine functions in many aspects of the reproductive process. Thus, the objectives of this study were to evaluate the variability in uterine size in primiparous and multiparous dairy cows and to analyze whether there was an association between uterine size and fertility, particularly within a given parity. Lactating Holstein dairy cows (n = 704) were synchronized to receive timed artificial insemination (TAI) on Day 81 ± 3 of lactation by using the Double-Ovsynch protocol (GnRH-7d-PGF-3d-GnRH-7d-GnRH-7d-PGF-56h-GnRH-16h-TAI). At the time of the last injection of PGF, uterine diameter was determined at the greater curvature using ultrasound, uterine length was determined by rectal palpation, and uterine volume was calculated from these two measurements. Blood samples were also taken to measure progesterone to assure synchronization of all cows used in the final analysis (n = 616; primiparous, n = 289; multiparous, n = 327). Primiparous cows had greater percentage pregnant/AI (P/AI) compared to multiparous cows (49.8% vs. 39.1% at 67 days of pregnancy diagnosis, P = 0.009). Diameter, length, and volume of the uterus were larger in multiparous than in primiparous cows (P < 0.001). For multiparous cows, uterine diameter and volume were smaller in cows that became pregnant compared to cows that were not pregnant to the TAI with a similar tendency observed in primiparous cows. Logistic regression and quartile analysis also showed that as uterine volume increased, there was decreased P/AI in either primiparous or multiparous cows. Thus, there is a negative association between uterine size and fertility in lactating dairy cows with a larger uterus associated with reduced fertility, particularly for multiparous cows.
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Cooke R, Bohnert D, Cappellozza B, Marques R, DelCurto T, Mueller C. Incorporation of sexed semen into reproductive management of cow–calf operations. Livest Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2014.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Thomas JM, Lock SL, Poock SE, Ellersieck MR, Smith MF, Patterson DJ. Delayed insemination of nonestrous cows improves pregnancy rates when using sex-sorted semen in timed artificial insemination of suckled beef cows. J Anim Sci 2014; 92:1747-52. [PMID: 24663169 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-7131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This experiment was designed to test the hypothesis that delayed insemination of nonestrous cows would increase pregnancy rates when using sex-sorted semen in conjunction with fixed-time artificial insemination (FTAI). Estrus was synchronized for 656 suckled beef cows with the 7-d CO-Synch + controlled internal drug release (CIDR) protocol (100 μg GnRH + CIDR [1.38 g progesterone] on d 0, 25 mg PGF2α at CIDR removal on d 7, and 100 μg GnRH on d 10, 66 h after CIDR removal). Estrus detection aids (Estrotect) were applied at PGF2α and CIDR removal on d 7, and estrous expression was recorded at GnRH on d 10. Cows were assigned to 1 of 3 treatments: 1) FTAI (concurrent with GnRH, 66 h after CIDR removal) with conventional semen regardless of estrous expression, 2) FTAI with sex-sorted semen regardless of estrous expression, or 3) FTAI with sex-sorted semen for cows having expressed estrus and delayed AI 20 h after final GnRH for cows failing to express estrus. A treatment × estrous expression interaction was found (P < 0.0001). Higher pregnancy rates (P < 0.0001) were achieved with conventional semen (Treatment 1; 77%) than with sex-sorted semen (Treatments 2 and 3; 51 and 42%, respectively) among cows that expressed estrus. However, among cows that failed to express estrus, delayed insemination with sex-sorted semen yielded higher (P < 0.0001) pregnancy rates than with sex-sorted semen at the standard time (Treatments 2 and 3; 3 versus 36%, respectively). Furthermore, among cows that failed to express estrus, FTAI pregnancy rates when using sex-sorted semen at the delayed time (36%) were comparable (P = 0.9) to those achieved using conventional semen at the standard time (Treatment 1; 37%). These results indicate that delaying AI of nonestrous cows by 20 h from the standard FTAI improves pregnancy rates when sex-sorted semen is used with FTAI.
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- J M Thomas
- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211
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Sá Filho M, Mendanha M, Sala R, Carvalho F, Guimarães L, Baruselli P. Use of sex-sorted sperm in lactating dairy cows upon estrus detection or following timed artificial insemination. Anim Reprod Sci 2013; 143:19-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2013.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2013] [Revised: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 10/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Carvalho PD, Souza AH, Sartori R, Hackbart KS, Dresch AR, Vieira LM, Baruselli PS, Guenther JN, Fricke PM, Shaver RD, Wiltbank MC. Effects of deep-horn AI on fertilization and embryo production in superovulated cows and heifers. Theriogenology 2013; 80:1074-81. [PMID: 24084230 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Revised: 08/10/2013] [Accepted: 08/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The primary objective of this study was to determine the effect of site of semen deposition on fertilization rate and embryo quality in superovulated cows. The hypothesis was that deposition of semen into the uterine horns would increase the fertilization rate compared with deposition of semen into the uterine body. The secondary objective was to evaluate the effect of uterine environment on fertilization rate and embryo quality. It was hypothesized that subclinical endometritis at the onset of superstimulation would decrease the fertilization rates and embryo quality. In experiment 1, 17 superovulated heifers were randomly assigned to receive artificial insemination (AI) into the uterine body or uterine horns. The total number of fertilized structures and fertilization rate from superovulated heifers was increased (P = 0.04 and P = 0.02, respectively) when semen was deposited into the uterine horns compared with the uterine body. Other embryo characteristics did not differ based on the site of semen deposition. In experiment 2, 14 lactating dairy cows were superovulated twice and were randomly assigned to receive AI into the uterine body or deep into the uterine horns using a crossover design. Neither fertilization rate nor any other embryo characteristics were improved when semen was placed deep into the uterine horns compared with the uterine body. In experiment 3, 72 superovulated lactating dairy cows were randomly assigned to receive AI into the uterine body or uterine horns. Before initiation of superstimulatory treatments, an endometrial cytology sample was collected from each cow. Ova/embryos were collected by a nonsurgical technique at 70 ± 3 days in milk. Similar to experiment 2, neither fertilization rate nor any other embryo characteristics differed based on the site of semen deposition in experiment 3. The percentage of cows with subclinical endometritis did not differ between treatments. Interestingly, there was a tendency (P = 0.09) for a reduction in embryo recovery rate and a reduction (P = 0.01) in the fertilization rate for cows with subclinical endometritis. In conclusion, deposition of semen into the uterine horns rather than into the uterine body did not improve the fertilization rate or embryo quality in superovulated cows. Subclinical endometritis decreased the fertilization rate in superovulated cows.
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- P D Carvalho
- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Carvalho N, Soares J, Porto Filho R, Gimenes L, Souza D, Nichi M, Sales J, Baruselli P. Equine chorionic gonadotropin improves the efficacy of a timed artificial insemination protocol in buffalo during the nonbreeding season. Theriogenology 2013; 79:423-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2012] [Revised: 10/17/2012] [Accepted: 10/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Evaluating conventional and sexed semen in a commercial beef heifer development program. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.15232/s1080-7446(15)30405-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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