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Sitko EM, Laplacette A, Duhatschek D, Rial C, Perez MM, Tompkins S, Kerwin AL, Giordano JO. Reproductive physiological outcomes of dairy cows with different genomic merit for fertility: biomarkers, uterine health, endocrine status, estrus features, and response to ovarian synchronization. J Dairy Sci 2024:S0022-0302(24)00891-9. [PMID: 38851573 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-24376] [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: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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Our overarching objective was to characterize associations between genomic merit for fertility and the reproductive function of lactating dairy cows in a prospective cohort study. In this manuscript, we present results of the association between genomic merit for fertility and indicators of metabolic status and inflammation, uterine health, endocrine status, response to synchronization, and estrous behavior in dairy cows. Lactating Holstein cows entering their first (n = 82) or second (n = 37) lactation were enrolled at parturition and fitted with an ear-attached sensor for automated detection of estrus. Ear-notch tissue samples were collected from all cows and submitted for genotyping using a commercial genomic test. Based on genomic predicted transmitting ability values for daughter pregnancy rate (gDPR) cows were classified into a high (Hi-Fert; gDPR > 0.6; n = 36), medium (Med-Fert; gDPR -1.3 to 0.6; n = 45), and low (Lo-Fert; gDPR < -1.3; n = 38) group. At 33 to 39 d in milk (DIM), cohorts of cows were enrolled in the Presynch-Ovsynch protocol for synchronization of estrus and ovulation. Body weights, body condition scores (BCS), and uterine health measurements (i.e., vaginal discharge, uterine cytology) were collected from parturition to 60 DIM and milk yield was collected through 90 DIM. Blood samples were collected weekly through 3 wk of lactation for analysis of β-hydroxybutyrate, nonesterified fatty acids, and haptoglobin plasma concentrations. Body weight, BCS, NEFA, BHB, and Haptoglobin were not associated with fertility groups from 1 to 9 wk after parturition. The proportion of cows classified as having endometritis at 33 to 36 DIM tended to be greater for the Lo-Fert than the Hi-Fert group. The proportion of cows that resumed cyclicity did not differ at any time point evaluated and there were no significant associations between probability or duration and intensity of estrus with fertility group. Cows of superior genetic merit for fertility were more likely to ovulate, have a functional CL, have greater circulating P4, and have larger ovulatory size than cows of inferior fertility potential at key time points during synchronization of estrus and ovulation. Despite observing numerical differences with potential performance consequences for the proportion of cows that responded to synchronization of ovulation and were both cyclic and responded to the Ovsynch portion of the synchronization protocol, we did not observe significant differences between fertility groups. Although not consistent and modest in magnitude, the collective physiological and endocrine differences observed suggested that cows of superior genetic fertility potential might have improved reproductive performance, at least in part, because of modestly improved endocrine status, uterine health, and ability to ovulate.
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- E M Sitko
- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
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Sitko EM, Laplacette A, Duhatschek D, Rial C, Perez MM, Tompkins S, Kerwin AL, Domingues RR, Wiltbank MC, Giordano JO. The ovarian function and endocrine phenotypes of lactating dairy cows during the estrous cycle were associated with genomic-enhanced predictions of fertility potential. J Dairy Sci 2024:S0022-0302(24)00753-7. [PMID: 38642658 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-24378] [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: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/22/2024]
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The objectives of this prospective cohort study were to characterize associations among genomic merit for fertility with ovarian and endocrine function and the estrous behavior of dairy cows during an entire, non-hormonally manipulated estrous cycle. Lactating Holstein cows entering their first (n = 82) or second (n = 37) lactation had ear-notch tissue samples collected for genotyping using a commercial genomic test. Based on genomic predicted transmitting ability values for daughter pregnancy rate (gDPR) cows were classified into a high (Hi-Fert; gDPR > 0.6 n = 36), medium (Med-Fert; gDPR -1.3 to 0.6 n = 45), and low fertility (Lo-Fert; gDPR < -1.3 n = 38) group. At 33 to 39 DIM, cohorts of cows were enrolled in the Presynch-Ovsynch protocol for synchronization of ovulation and initiation of a new estrous cycle. Thereafter, the ovarian function and endocrine dynamics were monitored daily until the next ovulation by transrectal ultrasonography and concentrations of progesterone (P4), estradiol, and FSH. Estrous behavior was monitored with an ear-attached automated estrus detection system that recorded physical activity and rumination time. Overall, we observed an association between fertility group and the ovarian and hormonal phenotype of dairy cows during the estrous cycle. Cows in the Hi-Fert group had greater circulating concentrations of P4 than cows in the Lo-Fert group from d 4 to 13 after induction of ovulation and from day -3 to -1 before the onset of luteolysis. The frequency of atypical estrous cycles was 3-fold greater for cows in the Lo-Fert than the Hi-Fert group. We also observed other modest associations between genomic merit for fertility with the follicular dynamics and estrous behavior. There were several associations between milk yield and parity with ovarian, endocrine, and estrous behavior phenotypes as cows with greater milk yield and in the second lactation were more likely to have unfavorable phenotypes. These results demonstrate that differences in reproductive performance between cows of different genomic merit for fertility classified based on gDPR may be partially associated with circulating concentrations of P4, the incidence of atypical phenotypes during the estrous cycles, and to a lesser extent the follicular wave dynamics. The observed physiological and endocrine phenotypes might help explain part of the differences in reproductive performance between cows of superior and inferior genomic merit for fertility.
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- E M Sitko
- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
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Rial C, Giordano JO. Combining reproductive outcomes predictors and automated estrus alerts recorded during the voluntary waiting period identified subgroups of cows with different reproductive performance potential. J Dairy Sci 2024:S0022-0302(24)00751-3. [PMID: 38642654 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-24309] [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: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/22/2024]
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The objective was to compare differences in reproductive performance for dairy cows grouped based on the combination of data for predictors available during the prepartum period and before the end of the VWP, automated estrus alerts (AEA) during the VWP, and the combination of both factors. In a cohort study, data for AEA and potential predictors of the percentage of cows that receive insemination at detected estrus (AIE) and pregnancies per AI (P/AI) for first service, and the percentage of cows pregnant by 150 DIM (P150) were collected from -21 to 49 DIM for lactating Holstein cows (n = 886). The association between each reproductive outcome with calving season (cool, warm), calving-related events (yes, no), genomic daughter pregnancy rate (gDPR; high, medium, low), days in the close-up pen (ideal, not ideal), health disorder events (yes, no), rumination time (high or low CV prepartum and high or low increase rate postpartum), and milk yield (MY) by 49 DIM (high, medium, low) were evaluated in univariable and multivariable logistic regression models. Individual predictors (health disorders, gDPR, and MY) associated with the 3 reproductive outcomes in all models were used to group cows based on risk factors (RF; yes, n = 535 or no, n = 351) for poor reproductive performance. Specifically, cows were included in the RF group if any of the following conditions were met: the cow was in the high MY group, had low gDPR, or had at least one health disorder recorded. Cows were grouped into estrus groups during the VWP based on records of AEA (E-VWP, n = 476 or NE-VWP, n = 410). Finally, based on the combination of levels of AEA and RF cows were grouped into an estrus and no RF (E-NoRF, n = 217), no estrus and RF (NE-RF, n = 276), no estrus and no RF (NE-NoRF, n = 134), and estrus and RF (E-RF, n = 259) groups. Cows received AIE up to 31 d after the end of the VWP, and if did not receive AIE, received timed AI after an Ovsynch plus progesterone protocol. Logistic and Cox proportional hazard regression compared differences in reproductive outcomes for different grouping strategies. The NoRF (AIE:76.9%; P/AI:53.1%; P150:84.5%) and E-VWP (AIE:86.8%; P/AI:44.8%; P150:82.3%) groups had more cows AIE, P/AI, and P150 than the RF (AIE:64.5%; P/AI:34.9%; P150:72.9%) and NE-VWP (AIE:50.0%; P/AI:38.9%; P150:72.1%) groups, respectively. When both factors were combined, the largest and most consistent differences were between the E-NoRF (AIE:91.3%; P/AI:58.7%; P150:88.5%) and NE-RF groups (AIE:47.3%; P/AI:35.8%; P150:69.5%). Compared with the whole population of cows or cows grouped based on a single factor, the E-NoRF and NE-RF groups had the largest and most consistent differences with the whole cow cohort. The E-NoRF and NE-RF group also had statistically significant differences of a large magnitude when compared with the remaining cow cohort after removal of the respective group. We conclude that combining data for AEA during the VWP with other predictors of reproductive performance could be used to identify groups of cows with larger differences in expected reproductive performance than if AEA and the predictors are used alone.
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- C Rial
- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
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Madureira AML, Plenio JL, Vasconcelos JLM, Guida TG, Cerri RLA, Borchardt S. Association between genomic daughter pregnancy rate and expected milk production on the resumption of estrus behavior in Holstein cattle. J Dairy Sci 2024; 107:1592-1602. [PMID: 37944813 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-23439] [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: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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The objective of this observational study was to evaluate estrous expression at the first estrus occurring between 7 to 30 d in milk (DIM), as detected by an automated activity monitor (AAM), and its association with genomic daughter pregnancy rate (GDPR) and genomic expected milk production (GEM) in lactating dairy cows. A total of 4,119 lactations from 2,602 Holstein cows were included. Cows were enrolled as first lactation (n = 1,168), second lactation (n = 1,525) and third and greater lactation (n = 1,426). Hair samples were collected from the tail switch, and cows were genotyped using an SNP platform (Clarifide, Zoetis, São Paulo, SP, Brazil). Postpartum cows were examined daily by the farm personnel from calving until 10 DIM. Calving was classified as assisted (forced calf extraction) and unassisted (normal calving). Retained fetal membranes (RFM), hyperketonemia (KET), and left displaced abomasum (LDA) were also recorded. Mean GDPR (± SD) was -0.29 ± 1.4, and the intensity and duration of the first estrus event was 15.9 ± 13.1 x-factor (intensity unit measurement) and 11.1 ± 3.8 h, respectively. Cows that had greater GDPR had greater intensity and longer duration of estrus at the alert, independent of parity. Overall resumption of estrous expression, between 7 to 30 DIM, was 41.2% (1,695/4,119), where 58.8% (2,424/4,119) did not have an estrus event, 31.0% (1,274/4,119) of cows had one event of estrus, and 10.2% (421/4,119) of cows had 2 or more events of estrus early postpartum. Mean DIM (± SD) at first estrus event, detected by the AAM, was 19.4 ± 4.4 d. Days in milk at first event for cows with one event was 20.7 ± 1.6 d and 15.9 ± 3.1 d for cows with 2 or more events of estrus. First lactation cows were more likely to have an estrus event early postpartum when compared with second and third and greater lactation cows (45.2 ± 1.4% [530/1168] vs. 41.6 ± 1.3% [636/1525] vs. 37.2 ± 1.3% [529/1426], respectively). There was an interaction of parity and GDPR on the proportion of cows demonstrating an early postpartum estrus. There was no difference in the proportion of cows with an early postpartum estrus between those with assisted or unassisted calving, RFM, or LDA. However, cows that had KET were less likely to have an alert early postpartum when compared with cows that did not have KET. Mean genomic expected milk production (± SD) was 256.8 ± 600.1 kg. There was no interaction between GEM and parity on estrous expression (i.e., intensity and duration). There was no interaction between GEM and GDPR on the proportion of estrus early postpartum.
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- A M L Madureira
- University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus, Ridgetown, ON, Canada N0P 2C0
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- Institute for Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Animal Production, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil 18168-000
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- Department of Animal Production, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil 18168-000
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- Applied Animal Biology, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
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- Clinic of Animal Reproduction, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163, Berlin, Germany.
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Sitko EM, Di Croce FA, McNeel AK, Weigel DJ, Giordano JO. Effect of reproductive management programs that prioritized artificial insemination at detected estrus or timed artificial insemination on the economic performance of primiparous Holstein cows of different genetic merit for fertility. J Dairy Sci 2023; 106:6495-6514. [PMID: 37474372 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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The objective of this randomized controlled experiment was to evaluate the effect of reproductive management programs that prioritized artificial insemination (AI) at detected estrus (AIE) or timed AI (TAI) during the first lactation on the economic performance of dairy cows of different genomically enhanced predicted transmitting ability for fertility. Lactating primiparous Holstein cows from 6 commercial farms were stratified into high, medium, and low fertility groups based on a reproduction index value calculated from multiple genomically enhanced predicted transmitting abilities to predict the number of days to achieve pregnancy. Within herd and fertility group, cows were randomly assigned either to a program that prioritized AIE (P-AIE; n = 1,416) and used TAI for cows not AIE for all AI services or another that prioritized TAI and had an extended voluntary waiting period for first service and prioritized TAI for second and greater AI services (P-TAI; n = 1,338). Cash flow (CF) per cow accumulated for the experimental (first) and second calving interval (CIN) and cash flow per slot per 28 mo after calving in the experimental lactation were calculated. Market and rearing heifer cost values were used for estimating CF. For cows in the high fertility group, a positive effect of delayed pregnancy on milk income during the first lactation was observed (+$248 for P-TAI) but was insufficient to generate significant differences in CF between treatments mainly because of milk income compensation in the second lactation (+$125 for P-AIE) and minor reductions in reproductive cost and gains in calf value for the P-AIE treatment. In this regard, CF for 2 CIN was greater for the P-TAI treatment by $61 and $86 for market and rearing replacement heifer cost, respectively. Similarly, CF per slot was favorable to the P-TAI treatment but only by $13 and $47 for market and rearing replacement heifer cost, respectively. For cows in the low fertility group, CF was numerically in favor of the P-AIE treatment due to a pregnancy and herd exit dynamics that resulted in gains in milk income over feed cost during the first ($29) and second ($113) lactation. Differences in CF for the 2 CIN were $58 and $47 for market or rearing heifer value, respectively, and $77 and $19 for market and rearing heifer values, respectively for the slot analysis. Differences in CF between cows of different genetic merit for fertility were consistent across treatment and estimation method. Of note, cows in the low fertility group had greater CF than cows in the high fertility group in all comparisons, ranging from $198 per cow for 2 CIN to as much as $427 per slot. For the low fertility group, greater milk production contributed directly (milk income over feed cost) and indirectly (reduced culling) to increased CF. We concluded that genetic merit for fertility and CF are associated because cows of inferior genetic potential for fertility had greater CF than cows of superior genetic for fertility despite some increased costs and reduced revenues. Also, the magnitude of the CF differences observed for cows of different genetic merit for fertility managed with the P-AIE or P-TAI program may be valuable to commercial dairy farms but did not allow to conclusively support the choice of a type of reproductive management strategy for cows of different genetic merit for fertility.
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- E M Sitko
- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
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El Azzi MS, Cardoso JL, Landeo RA, Pontes JHF, de Souza JC, Martins JPN. Effect of inducing accessory corpus luteum formation with gonadotropin-releasing hormone or human chorionic gonadotropin on the day of embryo transfer on fertility of recipient dairy heifers and lactating cows. JDS COMMUNICATIONS 2023; 4:155-160. [PMID: 36974210 PMCID: PMC10039237 DOI: 10.3168/jdsc.2022-0286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The objective was to determine the effect of inducing an accessory corpus luteum (CL) using GnRH or human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) on the day of in vitro-produced (IVP) embryo transfer (ET) on pregnancy per ET (P/ET) and calving/ET in dairy heifers and lactating cows. Dairy heifers (11-15 mo of age; n = 1,547) and lactating cows (n = 1,480) detected in estrus by tail chalk (d 0) were used as recipients. Before ET, the presence of a CL was evaluated by transrectal palpation from d 6 to 9 of the estrous cycle. Animals with a CL were randomly assigned to receive 1 of 3 treatments immediately before ET: control (no treatment; n = 1,009), GnRH (86 µg of GnRH; n = 1,085) and hCG (2,500 IU; n = 1,069). Embryos were implanted in the uterine horn ipsilateral to the ovary with a CL (fresh IVP embryos, n = 2,544; vitrified IVP embryos n = 545; slow-freezing IVP embryos, n = 74). Pregnancy diagnosis was performed on d 37 ± 3 of gestation by transrectal palpation. Pregnancy loss data and calving records were collected from the dairy farm management software. Treatment did not affect P/ET, calving/ET, or pregnancy loss either overall or within parity. When treatments inducing CL formation were combined (GnRH + hCG), heifers tended to have greater P/ET than controls (67.7 vs. 63.5%, respectively). Yet, calving/ET were similar. Response variables were also analyzed within embryo type and parity. For heifers receiving stage 6 (blastocyst) fresh IVP embryos, hCG had greater P/ET than controls (74.5 vs. 51.1%, respectively). In addition, GnRH tended to have greater P/ET than controls (67.8 vs. 51.2%, respectively). However, calving/ET in heifers receiving blastocyst fresh IVP embryos was similar among treatments. When only stage 7 (expanded blastocyst) fresh IVP embryos were considered, primiparous GnRH cows had greater P/ET (59.3 vs. 47.1%) and calving/ET (48.6 vs. 38.1%) than hCG. Moreover, hCG showed decreased calving/ET compared with controls in primiparous cows transferred with expanded blastocyst fresh IVP embryos. In summary, the effects of hCG or GnRH at ET on P/ET and calving/ET were inconsistent according to different embryo characteristics (e.g., embryo stage) and parity of recipients. Furthermore, treatment did not improve the overall fertility outcomes for recipient animals receiving IVP embryos.
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- Marcelo S. El Azzi
- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706
- Faculdade de Zootecnia e Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras MG 37200-900, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706
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- Faculdade de Zootecnia e Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras MG 37200-900, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706
- Corresponding author
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Cunha TO, Martins JPN. Graduate Student Literature Review: Effects of human chorionic gonadotropin on follicular and luteal dynamics and fertility in cattle. J Dairy Sci 2022; 105:8401-8410. [PMID: 35965118 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-21991] [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: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Circulating progesterone concentrations during the growth of the ovulatory follicle and early embryo development have been positively associated with embryo quality and survival and pregnancy success. As a potent luteotropic agent with LH-like activity, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) has been tested in different studies to improve pregnancy outcomes by increasing circulating progesterone concentrations during the growth of the ovulatory follicle or early embryonic development. Nevertheless, hCG has produced inconsistent, contradictory, and intriguing results. Furthermore, recent research indicates that hCG, when used before artificial insemination, may affect physiological events necessary for the ovulation of a viable oocyte. In addition, the use of hCG-inducing accessory corpus luteum during the estrous cycle seems to disturb luteolysis and follicle and luteal dynamics during the estrous cycle. This literature review discusses past and current research exploring the effects of hCG on the estrous cycle characteristics and pregnancy per artificial insemination and embryo transfer.
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- T O Cunha
- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706; Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706.
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- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706
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Giordano JO, Sitko EM, Rial C, Pérez MM, Granados GE. Symposium review: Use of multiple biological, management, and performance data for the design of targeted reproductive management strategies for dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2022; 105:4669-4678. [PMID: 35307173 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-21476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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As the reproductive efficiency of dairy cattle continues to improve in response to better management and use of technology, novel reproductive management approaches will be required to improve herd performance, profitability, and sustainability. A potential approach currently being explored is targeted reproductive management. This approach consists of identifying cows with different reproductive and performance potential using multiple traditional and novel sources of biological, management, and performance data. Once subgroups of cows that share biological and performance features are identified, reproductive management strategies specifically designed to optimize cow performance, herd profitability, or alternative outcomes of interest are implemented on different subgroups of cows. Tailoring reproductive management to subgroups of cows is expected to generate greater gains in outcomes of interest than if the whole herd is under similar management. Major steps in the development and implementation of targeted reproductive management programs for dairy cattle include identification and validation of robust predictors of reproductive outcomes and cow performance, and the development and on-farm evaluation of reproductive management strategies for optimizing outcomes of interest for subgroups of cows. Predictors of cow performance currently explored for use in targeted management include genomic predictions; behavioral, physiological, and performance parameters monitored by sensor technologies; and individual cow and herd performance records. Once the most valuable predictive sources of variation are identified and their effects quantified, novel analytic methods (e.g., machine learning) for prediction will likely be required. These tools must identify groups of cows for targeted management in real time and with no human input. Despite some encouraging research evidence supporting the development of targeted reproductive management strategies, extensive work is required before widespread implementation by commercial farms.
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- J O Giordano
- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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Cunha TO, Statz LR, Domingues RR, Andrade JPN, Wiltbank MC, Martins JPN. Accessory corpus luteum induced by human chorionic gonadotropin on day 7 or days 7 and 13 of the estrous cycle affected follicular and luteal dynamics and luteolysis in lactating Holstein cows. J Dairy Sci 2021; 105:2631-2650. [PMID: 34955260 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-20619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Our objective was to determine the effect of inducing an accessory corpus luteum (CL) with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG; 3,300 IU) on d 7 (hCG7) or 2 accessory CL with hCG on d 7 and 13 (hCG7+13) of the estrous cycle in noninseminated lactating Holstein cows. Cows (n = 86) between 39 and 64 DIM were pretreated with an Ovsynch + CIDR protocol, and only synchronized cows were used (n = 64). The day of the last GnRH of Ovsynch was considered d 0 of the estrous cycle. Follicular and luteal dynamics of cows were evaluated daily during an entire estrous cycle by ovarian ultrasonography. Blood samples were collected daily to measure serum concentration of progesterone (P4). Cows were randomly assigned to CON (n = 22, no treatment), hCG7 (n = 20), or hCG7+13 (n = 22) treatments. Two cows from hCG7+13 failed to ovulate after hCG and were removed from the analyses post-hCG treatment. The first day of luteolysis was considered the day that P4 declined to more than 2 SD of the mean for the 4 consecutive P4 concentrations with the greatest mean in late diestrus for each individual cow. The P4 cut-off for complete luteolysis was <1.0 ng/mL. Mean P4 on d 7 (3.23 ± 0.16 ng/mL) did not differ among treatments. Cows treated with hCG had greater total luteal and original CL volume and serum P4 during diestrus than CON. Cows treated with hCG7+13 had greater serum P4 after d 13 of the cycle than hCG7. Cycles were classified as having atypical cycles if the dominant follicle or future dominant follicle at the time of luteolysis did not ovulate (delayed ovulation; CON, n = 2; hCG7, n = 4; hCG7+13, n = 3), had a short cycle (CON, n = 1), delayed (CON, n = 2) or incomplete luteolysis (CON, n = 1; hCG7, n = 4; hCG7+13, n = 5). The remainder of cycles with normal complete luteolysis followed by ovulation were considered to be typical. Based on blood perfusion, the CON cow with incomplete luteolysis had 2 original CL remaining functional after first onset of luteolysis. The rest of the cows with incomplete luteolysis (9/10) had one or more CL regressing and at least one remaining functional after first onset of luteolysis. No specific pattern for CL side (ipsilateral vs. contralateral to a CL with complete regression) was observed for nonregressed CL. Cows with incomplete luteolysis had a second onset of luteolysis to undergo complete functional luteolysis. The proportion of cows with typical cycle was 73% (16/22) for CON, 60% (12/20) for hCG7, and 55% (11/20) for hCG7+13. Cows with typical cycles treated with hCG (hCG7 and hCG7+13) had a later onset of luteolysis, prolonged time to undergo complete luteolysis, and greater proportion of cows with 3 follicular waves than CON, resulting in a longer interovulatory interval for hCG7 and hCG7+13 than CON. In summary, accessory CL induced by hCG during diestrus not only altered follicular and luteal dynamics but also deferred and prolonged the luteolytic process.
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- Thiago O Cunha
- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706; Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706
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- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706
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- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706.
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Cunha TO, Martinez W, Walleser E, Martins JPN. Effects of GnRH and hCG administration during early luteal phase on estrous cycle length, expression of estrus and fertility in lactating dairy cows. Theriogenology 2021; 173:23-31. [PMID: 34157566 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2021.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Our objective was to determine the effects of a single treatment of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) or GnRH from d 5 to 7 of the estrous cycle on cycle length, expression of estrus and fertility in lactating dairy cows. Lactating Holstein cows (n = 354) located in Farm 1 and lactating Jersey cows located in Farm 2 (n = 210) detected in estrus by an Automated Activity Monitor (AAM) system from 27 to 50 days in milk (DIM) were randomly assigned to receive one of three treatments from d 5 to 7 of the estrous cycle: control (untreated; CON; Holstein, n = 111; Jersey, n = 66), GnRH (86 μg gonadorelin acetate im; Holstein, n = 116; Jersey, n = 75), or hCG (3,300 IU im; Holstein, n = 127; Jersey, n = 69). Ovaries were scanned with ultrasound in a random subgroup of cows (Holstein/Farm 1, n = 147; Jersey/Farm 2, n = 94) on the day of treatment and 3 or 4 d later to determine ovulation. Estrus was detected after treatment by an AAM, and peak activity and heat index were recorded. A random subgroup of cows observed in estrus after treatment received first AI from 51 to 80 DIM (Holstein, n = 208; Jersey, n = 138). Pregnancy diagnoses were performed by transrectal ultrasonography at 37 ± 3 d post-AI. Holstein and Jersey cows treated with GnRH and hCG had an increased (P < 0.05) ovulatory response compared with controls. Human chorionic gonadotropin decreased (74%; P = 0.05) and GnRH tended to reduce (75%; P = 0.07) the proportion of multiparous Holstein cows returning to estrus compared with CON (86%). Cows treated with hCG had a longer (P < 0.01) estrous cycle length (24.6 ± 0.3 d, Holstein; 23.0 ± 0.3 d, Jersey) compared with CON cows (22.7 ± 0.3 d, Holstein; 21.3 ± 0.3 d Jersey) and GnRH (22.9 ± 0.3 d, Holstein; 21.1 ± 0.3 d Jersey). The percentage of cows with high (≥80) peak activity and heat index did not differ (P > 0.50) between treatments, and milk production did not affect (P > 0.65) the duration of estrus. Pregnancy per AI (P/AI) was not affected by treatments in Holstein (P = 0.93; CON: 34.3%, GnRH: 35.4%, and hCG: 31.5%) and in multiparous Jersey cows (P = 0.35; CON: 34.3%, GnRH: 35.4%, and hCG: 31.5%), but hCG had greater (P = 0.03; 55%) P/AI than GnRH (30.0%) and a trend (P = 0.06) for greater P/AI than CON (33.3%) in primiparous Jersey cows. In summary, inducing the formation of an accessory corpus luteum from d 5 to 7 of the estrous cycle with hCG reduced expression of estrus in multiparous Holstein cows. Moreover, hCG increased estrous cycle length in Holstein and Jersey cows, and it did not affect first service P/AI at 37 ± 3 d post-AI in Holstein and multiparous Jersey lactating cows. However, hCG increased P/AI in primiparous Jersey cows. Future research with a larger number of cows is needed to confirm these intriguing fertility results.
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- Thiago O Cunha
- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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- University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Tulare, CA, 93274, USA
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- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA.
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Zolini AM, Block J, Rabaglino MB, Tríbulo P, Hoelker M, Rincon G, Bromfield JJ, Hansen PJ. Molecular fingerprint of female bovine embryos produced in vitro with high competence to establish and maintain pregnancy†. Biol Reprod 2021; 102:292-305. [PMID: 31616926 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioz190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The objective was to identify the transcriptomic profile of in vitro-derived embryos with high competence to establish and maintain gestation. Embryos produced with X-sorted sperm were cultured from day 5 to day 7 in serum-free medium containing 10 ng/ml recombinant bovine colony-stimulating factor 2 (CSF2) or vehicle. The CSF2 was administered because this molecule can increase blastocyst competence for survival after embryo transfer. Blastocysts were harvested on day 7 of culture and manually bisected. One demi-embryo from a single blastocyst was transferred into a synchronized recipient and the other half was used for RNA-seq analysis. Using P < 0.01 and a fold change >2-fold or <0.5 fold as cutoffs, there were 617 differentially expressed genes (DEG) between embryos that survived to day 30 of gestation vs those that did not, 470 DEG between embryos that survived to day 60 and those that did not, 432 DEG between embryos that maintained pregnancy from day 30 to day 60 vs those where pregnancy failed after day 30, and 635 DEG regulated by CSF2. Pathways and ontologies in which DEG were overrepresented included many related to cellular responses to stress and cell survival. It was concluded that gene expression in the blastocyst is different between embryos that are competent to establish and maintain pregnancy vs those that are not. The relationship between expression of genes related to cell stress and subsequent embryonic survival probably reflects cellular perturbations caused by embryonic development taking place in the artificial environment associated with cell culture.
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- A M Zolini
- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Zoetis Inc., Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud, CONICET, Córdoba, Argentina.,Quantitative Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Group, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Teaching and Research Station Frankenforst, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn, Königswinter, Germany.,Center of Integrated Dairy Research, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Zoetis Inc., Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Zheng P, Huang H, Li X, Huang F, Adeniran SO, Wang Z, Feng R, Zhang G. LRH-A3 and HCG increase pregnancy rate during timed artificial insemination in dairy cows. Anim Sci J 2021; 92:e13549. [PMID: 33763962 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13549] [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: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The objective of this study was to use luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone A3 (LRH-A3) and human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) to improve pregnancy rate of dairy cows during timed artificial insemination (TAI). In experiment 1, the TAI process (0 d, GnRH, 100 μg; 7 d, PGF2α, 0.4 mg; 56 hr, GnRH, 100 μg; 16 hr, AI) was applied to 160 dairy cows on 50th and 60th days after parturition respectively. In experiment 2, 320 postpartum dairy cows were treated with TAI (Group A), TAI + 25 μg LRH-A3 (Group B), TAI + 1,500 IU HCG 5 days after AI (Group C), and TAI + 25 μg LRH-A3 + 1,500 IU HCG 5 days after AI (Group D). In experiment 3, endometrial cells were treated with HCG. The results showed that TAI did not affect the pregnancy rate, while LRH-A3 and HCG increased the pregnancy rate of the cow. HCG of 5 IU/ml and 10 IU/ml increased the expressions of leukemia inhibitory factor but decreased those of interleukin-6, epidermal growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor in endometrial cells. This study provided a plan for the use of LRH-A3 and HCG to increase pregnancy rate during TAI in dairy cows.
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- Peng Zheng
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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Michel-Regalado NG, Ayala-Valdovinos MÁ, Galindo-García J, Duifhuis-Rivera T, Sánchez-Chiprés DR, Valencia-Posadas M. Effect of COQ9 and STAT5A polymorphisms on reproductive performance in a Holstein cow herd in Mexico. Anim Reprod 2020; 17:e20200039. [PMID: 33029215 PMCID: PMC7534564 DOI: 10.1590/1984-3143-ar2020-0039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Coenzyme Q9 (COQ9), a coenzyme Q (CoQ) precursor, is an essential component of the mitochondrial electron transport chain that drives adenosine triphosphate production. COQ9 polymorphism 18:25527339 is characterized by substitution of guanine (allele G) for adenine (allele A), which modifies the function of the protein encoded by the gene. In Holsteins, allele A has been associated with better reproductive performance in terms of the conception rate, number of services per conception (SPC) and days open (DO). The signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) protein is a transcription factor activated in the presence of cytokines and growth factors. STAT5A polymorphism 19:42407732 in exon 8 has been associated with higher fertility and embryonic survival rates. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship of COQ9 and STAT5A polymorphisms with reproductive parameters [calving to first heat interval (CFHI), DO and SPC]. Blood samples were taken from 112 lactating Holstein from a herd in México for allele genotyping by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). To estimate the association between reproductive parameters and genotypes, a linear mixed-effect model was performed. The COQ9 AG genotype was associated significantly with lower SPC (P<0.05) but not with DO or CFHI. No significant association with any reproductive parameter was found for STAT5A. Our findings suggest that the COQ9 18:25527339 polymorphism is a useful molecular marker for improvement of reproductive performance in dairy herds.
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- Néstor Gerardo Michel-Regalado
- Departamento de Producción Animal, División de Ciencias Veterinarias, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- Departamento de Producción Animal, División de Ciencias Veterinarias, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- Departamento de Producción Animal, División de Ciencias Veterinarias, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- Departamento de Producción Animal, División de Ciencias Veterinarias, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- Departamento de Producción Animal, División de Ciencias Veterinarias, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- Departamento de Veterinaria y Zootecnia, División de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de Guanajuato, Campus Irapuato Salamanca, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
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Hansen PJ. Prospects for gene introgression or gene editing as a strategy for reduction of the impact of heat stress on production and reproduction in cattle. Theriogenology 2020; 154:190-202. [PMID: 32622199 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2020.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In cattle, genetic variation exists in regulation of body temperature and stabilization of cellular function during heat stress. There are opportunities to reduce the impact of heat stress on cattle production by identifying the causative mutations responsible for genetic variation in thermotolerance and transferring specific alleles that confer thermotolerance to breeds not adapted to hot climates. An example of a mutation conferring superior ability to regulate body temperature is the group of frame-sift mutations in the prolactin receptor gene (PRLR) that lead to a truncated receptor and development of cattle with a short, sleek hair coat. Slick mutations in PRLR have been found in several extant breeds derived from criollo cattle. The slick mutation in Senepol cattle has been introgressed into dairy cattle in Puerto Rico, Florida and New Zealand. An example of a mutation that confers cellular protection against elevated body temperature is a deletion mutation in the promoter region of a heat shock protein 70 gene called HSPA1L. Inheritance of the mutation results in amplification of the transcriptional response of HSPA1L to heat shock and increased cell survival. The case of PRLR provides a promising example of the efficacy of the genetic approach outlined in this paper. Identification of other mutations conferring thermotolerance at the whole-animal or cellular level will lead to additional opportunities for using genetic solutions to reduce the impact of heat stress.
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- Peter J Hansen
- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0910, USA.
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Hansen PJ. Reproductive physiology of the heat-stressed dairy cow: implications for fertility and assisted reproduction. Anim Reprod 2019; 16:497-507. [PMID: 32435293 PMCID: PMC7234026 DOI: 10.21451/1984-3143-ar2019-0053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Heat stress causes a large decline in pregnancy success per insemination during warm times of the year. Improvements in fertility are possible by exploiting knowledge about how heat stress affects the reproductive process. The oocyte can be damaged by heat stress at the earliest stages of folliculogenesis and remains sensitive to heat stress in the peri-ovulatory period. Changes in oocyte quality due to heat stress are the result of altered patterns of folliculogenesis and, possibly, direct effects of elevated body temperature on the oocyte. While adverse effects of elevated temperature on the oocyte have been observed in vitro, local cooling of the ovary and protective effects of follicular fluid may limit these actions in vivo. Heat stress can also compromise fertilization rate. The first seven days of embryonic development are very susceptible to disruption by heat stress. During these seven days, the embryo undergoes a rapid change in sensitivity to heat stress from being very sensitive (2- to 4-cell stage) to largely resistant (by the morulae stage). Direct actions of elevated temperature on the embryo are likely to be an important mechanism for reduction in embryonic survival caused by heat stress. An effective way to avoid effects of heat stress on the oocyte, fertilization, and early embryo is to bypass the effects through embryo transfer because embryos are typically transferred into females after acquisition of thermal resistance. There may be some opportunity to mitigate effects of heat stress by feeding antioxidants or regulating the endocrine environment of the cow but neither approach has been reduced to practice. The best long-term solution to the problem of heat stress may be to increase genetic resistance of cows to heat stress. Thermotolerance genes exist within dairy breeds and additional genes can be introgressed from other breeds by traditional means or gene editing.
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- Peter J Hansen
- Department of Animal Sciences, D. H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Zolini AM, Negrón-Pérez VM, Hansen PJ. Importance of prostate androgen-regulated mucin-like protein 1 in development of the bovine blastocyst. BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2019; 19:15. [PMID: 31277570 PMCID: PMC6612098 DOI: 10.1186/s12861-019-0195-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Background Prostate androgen-regulated mucin-like protein 1 (PARM1) is a pro-proliferative and anti-apoptotic glycoprotein involved in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response. A single nucleotide polymorphism in the coding region of PARM1 has been associated with competence of bovine embryos to develop to the blastocyst stage. Here we tested the importance of PARM1 for development by evaluating consequences of reducing PARM1 mRNA abundance on embryonic development and differentiation, gene expression and resistance to ER stress. Results Knockdown of PARM1 using an anti-PARM1 GapmeR did not affect competence of embryos to develop into blastocysts but decreased the number of trophectoderm (TE) cells in the blastocyst and tended to increase the number of cells in the blastocyst inner cell mass (ICM). Treatment of embryos with anti-PARM1 GapmeR affected expression of 4 and 3 of 90 genes evaluated at the compact-morula and blastocyst stage of development at days 5.5 and 7.5 after fertilization, respectively. In morulae, treatment increased expression of DAB2, INADL, and STAT3 and decreased expression of CCR2. At the blastocyst stage, knockdown of PARM1 increased expression of PECAM and TEAD4 and decreased expression of CCR7. The potential role of PARM1 in ER stress response was determined by evaluating effects of knockdown of PARM1 on development of embryos after exposure to heat shock or tunicamycin and on expression of ATF6, DDIT3 and EIF2AK3 at the compact morula and blastocyst stages. Both heat shock and tunicamycin reduced the percent of embryos becoming a blastocyst but response was unaffected by PARM1 knockdown. Similarly, there was no effect of knockdown on steady-state amounts of ATF6, DDIT3 or EIF2AK3. Conclusion PARM1 participates in formation of TE and ICM cells in early embryonic development but there is no evidence for the role of PARM1 in the ER stress response. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12861-019-0195-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Adriana M Zolini
- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, PO Box 110910, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-0910, USA.,Present address: Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, PO Box 110910, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-0910, USA.,Present address: Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, PO Box 110910, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-0910, USA.
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