Effect of ovulatory follicle size and expression of estrus on progesterone secretion in beef cows
Effect of ovulatory follicle size and expression of estrus on progesterone secretion in beef cows
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DOI:
10.2527/jas.2007-0570
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发表时间:
2008-03-01
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3.3
通讯作者:
Smith, M. F.
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Busch, D. C.;Atkins, J. A.;Smith, M. F.
Induced ovulation of small dominant follicles (SF, < 12 mm; CO-Synch protocol) in postpartum beef cows resulted in formation of corpora lutea (CL) that exhibited a delayed rise in progesterone (P4) compared with CL from large dominant follicles (LF, > 12 mm). Experiment 1 characterized P4 concentrations from ovulation to subsequent estrus among GnRH-induced or spontaneously ovulated SF (= 12 mm) to determine if P4 secretion by CL formed from GnRH-induced SF remains lower postovulation in nonlactating beef cows. Nonlactating beef cows were induced to ovulate 48 h after PGF(2 alpha) (CO-Synch; GnRH on d-9, PGF2a on d-2, and GnRH on d 0) or exhibited estrus and spontaneously ovulated after PGF2a. Follicle size was measured at the second GnRH in cows induced to ovulate or similar to 3 h after the onset of estrus for cows that ovulated spontaneously. Cows were classified into 1 of 4 groups: 1) GnRH-induced ovulation-SF (= 12 mm; Ind-LF; n = 16); 3) spontaneous ovulation-SF (= 11 mm; Spon-SF; n = 8); 4) spontaneous ovulation-LF (= 12 mm; Spon-LF; n = 22). Serum concentrations of P4 from d 3 to 15 were reduced in the Ind-SF compared with the Ind-LF (P = 0.05), Spon-SF (P = 0.07), and Spon-LF (P = 0.03). Experiment 2 characterized P4 concentrations (0 to 60 d postAI) among GnRH-induced or spontaneously ovulated SF (= 12 mm) or LF (= 13 mm) to determine if P4 secretion by CL formed from GnRH-induced SF remained lower during early gestation. Ovulation was induced with GnRH 48 h after PGF(2 alpha) (CO-Synch) or occurred spontaneously, and ovulatory follicle size was measured at AI. Lactating cows were classified into 1 of 3 groups: 1) GnRH-induced ovulation-SF (