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dos Santos MVC, Nascimento PT, Simeone ML, Lima PF, Simeão RM, Auad A, Oliveira I, Mendes S. Performance of Fall Armyworm Preimaginal Development on Cultivars of Tropical Grass Forages. Insects 2022; 13:1139. [PMID: 36555049 PMCID: PMC9784468 DOI: 10.3390/insects13121139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a polyphagous pest species capable of feeding on almost all forage and grain crops, although the food quality for the larvae likely varies among plant species and cultivars. The cultivation of grass forage species with grains has increasingly been adopted in Brazil, within both no-tillage and crop-livestock integration systems. In this study, we evaluated the performance of S. frugiperda larvae on 14 forage cultivars of Brachiaria, Panicum, and Cynodon, which are widely used in integrated cropping systems in Brazil. The biological performance of S. frugiperda varied among the cultivars. The larval survival rates were lower on Panicum maximum 'Massai' and P. maximum 'Tamani' cultivars. The insects had the highest performance indexes on Brachiaria brizantha 'Paiaguás', B. brizantha 'Marandu', and B. brizantha 'Xaraés' cultivars, followed by Brachiaria ruziziensis, previously proposed as a standard grass forage for comparisons with other species. On P. maximum, the insect had the lowest performance indexes, with values equal to zero when feeding on the P. maximum 'Massai' and 'Tamani' cultivars. These results will help make management decisions when cultivating grass forage plants in crop production systems in which S. frugiperda infestation is of concern.
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- Marcos V. C. dos Santos
- Campus de Sete Lagoas, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, Rodovia MG-424, Km 47, Bairro Indústrias, Caixa Postal 56, Sete Lagoas 35701-970, MG, Brazil
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- Embrapa Milho e Sorgo, Rodovia MG 424, Km 45, Sete Lagoas 35701-970, MG, Brazil
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- Campus de Sete Lagoas, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, Rodovia MG-424, Km 47, Bairro Indústrias, Caixa Postal 56, Sete Lagoas 35701-970, MG, Brazil
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- Embrapa Gado de Corte, Av. Rádio Maia, 850, Campo Grande 79106-550, MS, Brazil
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- Embrapa Gado de Leite, Av. Eugênio do Nascimento, 610, Juiz de Fora 36038-330, MG, Brazil
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- Embrapa Milho e Sorgo, Rodovia MG 424, Km 45, Sete Lagoas 35701-970, MG, Brazil
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- Embrapa Milho e Sorgo, Rodovia MG 424, Km 45, Sete Lagoas 35701-970, MG, Brazil
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Souza CSF, Souza BHS, Parrella RAC, Simeone MLF, Nascimento PT, França JCO, Lima PF, Mendes SM. Resistance of bmr energy sorghum hybrids to sugarcane borer and fall armyworm. BRAZ J BIOL 2021; 84:e251883. [PMID: 34852137 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.251883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The lower lignin content in plants species with energy potential results in easier cellulose breakdown, making glucose available for ethanol generation. However, higher lignin levels can increase resistance to insect attack. The objective of this work was to evaluate the susceptibility of a bmr-6 biomass sorghum (a mutant genotype with a lower concentration of lignin) to important pests of energy sorghum, Diatraea saccharalis and Spodoptera frugiperda. Experiments were performed in the laboratory and greenhouse to evaluate the development of these pests on the biomass sorghum bmr hybrids BR007, BR008, and TX635 and their respective conventional near-isogenic genotypes (without the bmr gene). The lignin content was higher in non-bmr hybrids, but the evaluated insect variables varied between treatments, not being consistent in just one hybrid or because it is bmr or not. The lowest survival of S. frugiperda was observed in the BR008 hybrid, both bmr and non-bmr. The S. frugiperda injury scores on plants in the greenhouse were high (>7) in all treatments. For D. saccharalis, there was no difference in larval survival in the laboratory, but in the greenhouse, the BR007 hybrid, both bmr and non-bmr, provided greater survival. Due the need to diversify the energy matrix and the fact that greater susceptibility of the bmr hybrids to either pests was not found in this study, these results hold promise for cultivation of these biomass sorghum hybrids for the production of biofuels.
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- C S F Souza
- Universidade Federal de Lavras, Campus Universitário, Departament of Entomology, Lavras, MG, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Lavras, Campus Universitário, Departament of Entomology, Lavras, MG, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Lavras, Campus Universitário, Departament of Entomology, Lavras, MG, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Lavras, Campus Universitário, Departament of Entomology, Lavras, MG, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, Campus de Sete Lagoas, Sete Lagoas, MG, Brasil
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- Embrapa Milho e Sorgo, Sete Lagoas, MG, Brasil
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Costa CO, Magalhães AMR, Monteiro IBS, Soares LGGP, Gomes MEC, Silva NZ, Paula NCM, Lima PF, Andrade CC, Freire NCB. SETEMBRO VERDE E JUNHO VERMELHO: RELATO DAS ATIVIDADES EDUCATIVAS EM SAÚDE REALIZADAS POR RESIDENTES MULTIPROFISSIONAIS EM ONCOHEMATOLOGIA. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2021.10.788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Azevedo MV, Souza NM, Ferreira-Silva JC, Batista IO, Moura MT, Oliveira MAL, Alvarenga MA, Lima PF. Induction of multiple ovulations in mares using low doses of GnRH agonist Deslorelin Acetate at 48 hours after luteolysis. PFERDEHEILKUNDE 2015. [DOI: 10.21836/pem20150208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Chiamenti A, Aguiar Filho CR, Freitas Neto LM, Chaves RM, Paula-Lopes FF, Lima PF, Gonçalves PBD, Cavalcanti Neto CC, Oliveira MAL. Effects of retinoids on the in vitro development of Capra hircus embryos to blastocysts in two different culture systems. Reprod Domest Anim 2011; 45:e68-72. [PMID: 19788516 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01524.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of retinol (RT) and retinoic acid (RA) on the in vitro development of pre-implantation goat embryos cultured in potassium simplex optimized medium or synthetic oviduct fluid or cocultured in oviductal cells monolayer either in potassium simplex optimized medium or synthetic oviduct fluid. A total of 2407 cumulus-oocyte complexes were aspirated from 2 to 6 mm ovarian follicles from slaughtered animals. Selected cumulus-oocyte complexes were subjected to in vitro maturation in TCM 199 for 24 h at 39 °C in an atmosphere of 5% (v/v) CO(2) in humidified air. In vitro fertilization was performed in modified defined medium. Eighteen hours after in vitro fertilization, cumulus cells were removed and presumptive zygotes were randomly distributed into experimental groups. In Experiment 1, presumptive zygotes were cultured in potassium simplex optimized medium, potassium simplex optimized medium + RT, potassium simplex optimized medium + retinoic acid, synthetic oviduct fluid, synthetic oviduct fluid + RT and synthetic oviduct fluid + RA at 39 °C in a humidified atmosphere of 5% (v/v) CO(2), 5% (v/v) O(2) and 90% (v/v) N(2). In Experiment 2, presumptive zygotes were cocultured in potassium simplex optimized medium + oviductal cells monolayer, potassium simplex optimized medium + RT + oviductal cells monolayer, potassium simplex optimized medium + RA + oviductal cells monolayer, synthetic oviduct fluid + oviductal cells monolayer, synthetic oviduct fluid + RT + oviductal cells monolayer and synthetic oviduct fluid + RA + oviductal cells monolayer in an atmosphere of 5% (v/v) CO(2) in humidified air. In both experiments, media were partially changed on day 2 after in vitro fertilization and unfertilized oocytes were excluded from the experiment. Embryos were cultured or cocultured for 8 days. In Experiment 1, there was no effect of RT or RA supplementation on the proportion of oocytes that reached the morula or blastocyst stages. By contrast, Experiment 2 demonstrated that the addition of 0.28 μg/ml RT and 0.5 μm RA to the embryo culture media stimulated (p < 0.05) development to the morula and blastocyst stages under the coculture conditions tested. In conclusion, retinoids play an important role in pre-implantation development of goat embryos and can be used to enhance in vitro embryo production.
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- A Chiamenti
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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Neto LMF, Santos MHB, Filho CRA, Almeida-Irmão JM, Junior ERS, Caldas ELC, Lima PF, Oliveira MAL. Reliability of ultrasound for early sexing of goat fetuses derived from natural mating and from fresh, frozen and vitrified embryo transfer. Reprod Fertil Dev 2010; 22:489-93. [DOI: 10.1071/rd09155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2009] [Accepted: 09/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to identify the migration period of the genital tubercle and its later differentiation into external genital structures in fetuses derived from natural mating and fetuses from fresh, frozen and vitrified embryo transfer. A transrectal ultrasound with a double-frequency linear transducer (6.0 and 8.0 MHz) was used to monitor 123 goat fetuses, which were allocated to one of four groups: fetuses originating from controlled natural mating (G1, n = 32) and fetuses derived from fresh (G2, n = 34), frozen (G3, n = 30) and vitrified (G4, n = 27) embryo transfer. The transferable embryos were collected 7 days after mating by laparoscopy. Migration of the genital tubercle occurred significantly earlier (P < 0.05) in G1 than in G2, G3 and G4. The visualisation of the scrotum, prepuce and vulva occurred significantly earlier (P < 0.05) in G1 than in G2, G3 and G4. Our results show that fetal sexing is feasible after 55 days for fetuses from natural mating and after 60 days in fetuses from fresh and cryopreserved embryos. Thus, real-time ultrasonography is a reliable tool for fetal sex determination in goats after Day 50 of pregnancy, taking into account both the location of the genital tubercle and the identification of external genital structures.
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- L M Freitas Neto
- Laboratório de Biotécnicas Aplicadas à Reprodução do Departamento de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmãos, 52171-900 Recife-PE, Brasil
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Santos MHB, Gonzalez CIM, Bezerra FQG, Neves JP, Reichenbach HD, Lima PF, Oliveira MAL. Sexing of Dorper sheep fetuses derived from natural mating and embryo transfer by ultrasonography. Reprod Fertil Dev 2007; 19:366-9. [PMID: 17257523 DOI: 10.1071/rd06038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2006] [Accepted: 09/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In order to improve fetal sexing in the Dorper sheep breed, the objective of the present study was to determine, by repeated ultrasonographic examinations, the migration period of the genital tubercle (GT) in sheep fetuses derived from natural mating or embryo transfer and to compare the accuracy of a single examination with repeated examinations at short intervals. For this purpose, transrectal ultrasound was performed, using a double-frequency linear transducer (6.0 and 8.0 MHz) for monitoring 51 sheep fetuses distributed in three experimental groups (EI, EII and EIII). The fetuses in EI (n = 23) and EII (n = 18) derived, respectively, from natural mating and embryo transfer were monitored at 48-h intervals from the 30th to 60th day of gestation and sexed based on the final location of the GT. The fetuses in EIII (n = 10), which originated from embryo transfer, were examined only once on the 65th day of gestation and sexed taking into consideration the final position of the GT and/or by identification of anatomical structures of external genitalia. The accuracy of fetal sexing was 91.3% (21 fetuses sexed/23 quantified) in EI, 88.9% (16 sexed/18 quantified) in EII and 100% (10 sexed/10 quantified) in EIII, without significant difference (P > 0.05) between experiments. Migration of the GT occurred earlier (P < 0.05) in fetuses produced by natural mating (43.0 +/- 2.8 days) than in those derived from embryo transfer (46.1 +/- 4.7 days). The results show that fetal sexing can be done from the 50th day onward in fetuses produced by natural mating and from the 60th day onward in fetuses derived from frozen embryos. It can also be concluded that repeated ultrasonographic exams in short time intervals do not maximise the accuracy of fetal sexing. In addition, real-time ultrasonography is a reliable tool for fetal sex determination in sheep after Day 50 of gestation, taking into account both the location of the GT and the identification of external genital structures.
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- M H B Santos
- Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, UFRPE, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmãos, CEP 52171 9000 Recife-PE, Brazil
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Lima PF, Oliveira MAL, Santos MHB, Reichenbach HD, Weppert M, Paula-Lopes FF, Neto CCC, Gonçalves PBD. Effect of retinoids and growth factor on in vitro bovine embryos produced under chemically defined conditions. Anim Reprod Sci 2005; 95:184-92. [PMID: 16289874 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2004] [Revised: 08/08/2005] [Accepted: 08/24/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Experiments were conducted to investigate the beneficial effects of adding retinol (RT) and retinoic acid (RA) to bovine oocyte maturation media and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) to embryo culture under chemically-defined conditions. In Experiment 1.1, in vitro maturation (IVM) was performed in basic maturation media (bMM) and supplemented with 0.3microM RT or 0.5microM RA. For embryo development presumptive zygotes and embryos were placed in droplets of potassium simplex optimized medium (KSOM). Addition of RT and RA to bMM improved (p<0.05) blastocyst formation as compared with control treatments. In Experiment 1.2, using embryos originating from oocytes previously treated with RT and RA, the presumptive zygotes were placed in droplets of KSOM and embryos (2-4 cells) in droplets of fresh KSOM supplemented or not with IGF-I. The number of 2-4-cell stage embryos developing to the blastocyst and expanded blastocyst stages were greater (p<0.05) when embryo culture media was supplemented with IGF-I. In Experiment 2.1, IVM was conducted with bMM+FSH containing 0.3microM RT or 0.5microM RA. For embryo development, presumptive zygotes were placed in droplets of KSOM. Addition of RT or RA to IVM medium also enhanced (p<0.05) blastocyst formation. The supplementation of embryo culture media with IGF-I resulted in a greater number (p<0.05) of 2-4-cell stage embryos developing into blastocysts, expanded blastocysts and hatched blastocysts. In Experiment 2.2, using embryos originating from oocytes previously treated with RT and RA, presumptive zygotes were also placed in droplets of KSOM and embryos (2-4 cells) in droplets of fresh KSOM supplemented or not with IGF-I. The supplementation of embryo culture media with IGF-I resulted in a greater (p<0.05) number of 2-4-cell stage embryos developing to the blastocyst, expanded blastocyst and hatched blastocyst stages.
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- P F Lima
- Veterinary Medicine Departament/UFRPE, Av. D. Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmãos, CEP 52171-900 Recife, PE, Brazil
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Lima PF, Oliveira MAL, Gonçalves PBD, Montagner MM, Reichenbach HD, Weppert M, Neto CCC, Pina VMR, Santos MHB. Effects of Retinol on the in vitro Development of Bos Indicus Embryos to Blastocysts in Two Different Culture Systems. Reprod Domest Anim 2004; 39:356-60. [PMID: 15367270 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2004.00528.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of retinol on the in vitro development of early embryos of cultured Bos indicus (Expt 1) to the blastocyst stage in medium simplex of optimization (KSOM) or sintetic fluid of oviduct (SOF) or co-cultured (Expt 2) with an oviduct cell monolayer (OCM) in KSOM or SOF. A total of 3149 cumulus-oocyte complexes obtained by aspirating follicles (2-5 mm diameter) from ovaries of slaughtered animals were selected for IVM and incubated in TCM 199 supplemented with 25 mM HEPES at 39 degrees C in air with 5% CO(2) and maximum humidity for 24 h. In vitro fertilization (IVF) was performed in modified defined medium (mDM) medium. Eighteen hours after IVF, cumulus cells were removed and presumptive zygotes were randomly allocated to the experimental groups. Zygotes cultured (Expt 1) in KSOM + retinol, KSOM, SOF + retinol and SOF were incubated in maximum humidity at 39 degrees C, 5% CO(2), 5% O(2) and 90% N(2). Zygotes co-cultured (Expt 2) in KSOM + retinol + OCM, KSOM + OCM, SOF + retinol + OCM and SOF + OCM were incubated at 39 degrees C, 5% CO(2). In both experiments media were partially changed 48 h after IVF and unfertilized ova were removed. Afterwards embryos were kept in culture or co-culture for further 9 days. In Expt 1, blastocyst rates (day 7) were 14.6% (KSOM + retinol), 15.8% (KSOM), 16.4% (SOF + retinol) and 15.9% (SOF). In Expt 2, the blastocyst rates (day 7) were 25.4% (KSOM + retinol + OCM) 14.2% (KSOM + OCM), 24.3% (SOF + retinol + OCM) and 15.9% (SOF + OCM). The same influence profile of retinol was observed in the formation of the expanded (day 9) and hatched (day 11) blastocysts. The results obtained in Expt 2 demonstrated that the addition of 0.28 microg/ml retinol to the embryo culture media used in this study had a significant (p < 0.05) positive effect on bovine early embryonic development, under the conditions tested, and can be used to enhance in vitro embryo production.
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- P F Lima
- Departamento de Medicina Veterinária/UFRPE, Av. D. Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmãos, Recife-PE, Brazil
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Taveiros AW, Oliveira MAL, Lima PF, Tenório Filho F, Bartolomeu CC, Santos MHB, Oliveira LRS, Iunes-Souza TC, Freitas JCC. Ultrasonographic monitoring of 103 recipient mares of different reproductive status during the first 30 days after embryo transfers. Vet Rec 2003; 153:558-60. [PMID: 14627236 DOI: 10.1136/vr.153.18.558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ten pluriparous mares were used as donors to supply embryos which were transferred into 103 recipients, 31 of which were nulliparous, 34 were pluriparous and lactating, and 38 were pluriparous and non-lactating. The embryos were recovered eight days after ovulation and pregnancy was confirmed by ultrasound six days after the transfer; the length of the embryos was measured ultrasonographically on days 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 25 and 30 after the embryo transfer. One hundred and fifteen of 200 flushes provided embryos, 12 being degenerate and 103 being viable embryos. From the 103 embryo transfers carried out, 51 pregnancies were confirmed by ultrasound within 30 days; 16 of the 31 nulliparous recipients became pregnant, 16 of the 34 pluriparous lactating recipients and 19 of the 38 pluriparous non-lactating recipients. There were no significant differences between the groups of mares in the mean (sd) rate of growth of their embryos between 12 and 30 days of gestation.
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- A W Taveiros
- Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco/PE, Av Dom Manoel de Madeiros S/N, Dois Irmãos, 52171-900 Recife-PE, Brazil
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Andrade JCO, Oliveira MAL, Lima PF, Guido SI, Bartolomeu CC, Tenório Filho F, Pina VMR, Iunes-Souza TC, Paula NRO, Freitas JCC. The use of steroid hormones in superovulation of Nelore donors at different stages of estrous cycle. Anim Reprod Sci 2003; 77:117-25. [PMID: 12654532 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4320(03)00036-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The objective of the present study was to evaluate the superovulatory response and ova/embryo recovery from Nelore donors following treatment with a controlled internal drug releasing device and estradiol benzoate (CIDR-B program) at different stages of the estrous cycle. The control group (TI; n=40) received a standard superovulation protocol with females of this group being between days 9 and 12 of the estrous cycle (estrus = day 0). The donors that received a CIDR-B program containing 1.9 g progesterone and an intramuscular injection of estradiol benzoate (2 mg) were at day 0 (TII; n=30), between days 2 and 6 (TIII; n=30), days 7 and 12 (TIV; n=30), days 13 and 16 (TV; n=30) and days 17 and 20 (TVI; n=30) of the estrous cycle. Superovulation was induced with 400 IU of p-FSH, divided into eight decreasing doses (80/80; 60/60; 40/40; 20/20) at intervals of 12h. The donors received PGF2alpha (Cloprostenol) 48 h after beginning the treatment and CIDRs were removed 12h later. Artificial inseminations (AI) were performed 12 and 22 h after the initiation of estrus and embryos were collected 7 days after AI. The mean numbers (+/-S.E.M.) of total ova and embryos, viable (transferable) and degenerated embryos were 14.2+/-11.3, 7.4+/-6.9 and 3.2+/-3.5 (TI), 13.3+/-10.4, 7.1+/-6.2 and 3.3+/-4.3 (TII), 13.5+/-7.0, 8.1+/-6.7 and 2.3+/-3.0 (TIII), 17.4+/-9.9, 9.4+/-6.9 and 4.0+/-4.4 (TIV), 16.9+/-8.8, 9.8+/-8.1 and 2.7+/-2.5 (TV) and 13.0+/-7.8, 7.2+/-6.9 and 2.3+/-2.5 (TVI), with no significant differences (P>/=0.05) among groups. Pregnancy rates of 67.1% (TI; n=86/128), 60.8% (TII; n=59/97), 62.5% (TIII; n=73/115), 64.1% (TIV; n=84/131), 72.3% (TV; n=81/112) and 60.6% (TVI; n=63/104) were obtained with embryos transferred from these collections and did not differ significantly (P>/=0.05) among groups. The results of the present study allow us to conclude that a combination of steroid hormones may be used prior to superovulation in Nelore donors, at any stage of the estrous cycle without affecting the efficiency of embryo transfer programs.
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- J C O Andrade
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Veterinária, UFRPE, Av. D. Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmãos, CEP 52171-900 Recife-PE, Brazil
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The sleep-wake cycle of students is characterized by delayed onset, partial sleep deprivation and poor sleep quality. Like other circadian rhythms, the sleep-wake cycle is influenced by endogenous and environmental factors. The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of different class starting times on the sleep-wake pattern of 27 medical students. The data were collected during two medical school semesters having different class starting times. All subjects answered the Portuguese version of the Horne and Ostberg Morningness/Eveningness Questionnaire, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and kept a sleep diary for two weeks during each semester. Better sleep quality (PSQI = 5.3 vs 3.4), delayed sleep onset (23:59 vs 0:54 h) and longer sleep duration (6 h and 55 min vs 7 h and 25 min) were observed with the late schedule. We also found reduced sleep durations during weekdays and extended sleep durations during weekends. This pattern was more pronounced during the semester with the early class schedule, indicating that the students were more sleep deprived when their classes began earlier in the morning. These results require further investigation regarding the temporal organization of our institutions.
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- P F Lima
- Laboratório de Cronobiologia, Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of synchronization of follicular wave emergence using steroid hormone treatments in Nelore cows. Donors were placed into three groups. Those that were between days 9 and 12 of their cycle (estrus=day 0) formed the TI group (n=60), whilst those that were in any other stages of their estrus cycle constituted groups TII (n=60) and TIII (n=60). TI donors were submitted to a standard protocol of superovulation, however, TII and TIII donors were treated with the Syncro-Mate-B (SMB) or Controlled Internal Drug Releasing Device (CIDR-B) programs, respectively. Superovulation was induced with p-FSH, divided into eight decreasing doses at intervals of 12h. The donors received cloprostenol 48h after the beginning of the treatment and progestagens were removed 12h later. Artificial inseminations (AI) were done at 12 and 22h after the initiation of estrus and the embryo collections were done 7 days after AI. In the donors which displayed behavioral estrus, mean (+/-S.E.M.) total ova and viable (transferable) embryos were 15.8+/-1.4 and 8.3+/-1.0 (TI, n=56); 15.6+/-1.3 and 8.9+/-1.0 (TII, n=56); 17.3+/-1.0 and 9.9+/-0.9 (TIII, n=57), respectively, with no significant difference (P > or =0.05) among groups. In those animals that did not displayed behavioral estrus, the mean values of total ova and viable embryos were 3.5+/-1.6 and 0.7+/-0.5 (TI, n=4); 11.5+/-3.9 and 9.0+/-4.4 (TII, n=4); 8.7+/-5.0 and 5.0+/-2.9 (TIII, n=3), respectively, with no significant differences (P > or =0.05) among groups. Pregnancy rates of 62.2% (TI, n=235); 66.4% (TII, n=284) and 65.1% (TIII, n=244) were obtained with embryos transferred from these collections and did not differ significantly (P > or =0.05) among groups. It was concluded that the synchronization of the emergence of follicular waves in Nelore donors is usable and does not harm the efficiency of embryo transfer programs. In addition, in contrast to the standard superovulation protocol, this method permits the use of a large number of donors in a short time period, at any stage of the estrus cycle, minimizing the costs of embryo transfer.
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- J C O Andrade
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Veterinária--UFRPE, Av. D. Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmãos, CEP 56500.000, PE, Recife, Brazil
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The objective of this study was to examine the follicular dynamics of five-eighths Girolando cows by observing the number of follicular development waves, days of emergence of those waves, diameters of the dominant and largest subordinate follicles and the processes of follicular selection and dominance. Ovarian follicle dynamics were monitored for 24 oestrous cycles in 12 cows, of 4 to 10 years of age, presenting regular oestrous cycles and with body scores between 3 and 4. Ovaries were observed daily for two consecutive oestrous cycles and follicles were measured with ultrasonographic equipment. The dominant follicle was considered to be that which presented a diameter > or = 10 mm for three consecutive days and on the day of wave emergence, when a group of follicles measuring 3-5 mm in diameter would appear. Of the 24 cycles monitored, 62.5% presented two waves of follicular development and 37.5% presented three waves. The cycles presenting two waves had an average duration of 20 days, with the emergence of the waves on days 1 and 9, whereas the cycles presenting three waves had an average duration of 22 days, with emergences on days 1, 10 and 16. For cycles with two waves, both the first and second dominant follicles reached an average size of 13.8 mm, with the first regressing on day 10 and the second ovulating around day 20. For cycles with three waves, the dominant follicles of the first and second waves reached maximum diameters of 11.8 and 12 mm, respectively, with the first regressing on day 11 and the second regressing on day 17. The third dominant follicle reached a maximum diameter of 12.4 mm on day 20, and ovulated on day 22. These results lead to the conclusion that the follicular dynamics of five-eighths Girolando cows are characterized by the presence of two to three waves of follicular growth.
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- A Santos Filho
- Programa de Pós-Graduacao em Ciência Veterinária - Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco/Pernambuco-Brazil
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