在商业繁殖系统下,一群标准种马的繁殖表现
Jasmine C Tanner1, Graham K Barrell1
1Department of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Equine veterinary journal
|August 10, 2023
概括
这项研究量化了在商业人工繁殖系统中标准种马的生殖性能. 结果显示,活小的发育率为73.1%,精液类型和母马年龄等因素影响了怀孕的成功.
科学领域:
- 马类繁殖 马类繁殖 马类繁殖
- 兽医科学 兽医科学 兽医科学
- 动物育种 动物育种
背景情况:
- 关于标准种马匹的繁殖成功,尽管有着重要的商业繁殖业,但已有有限的公布数据.
- 了解生殖性能对于优化繁殖计划和马匹健康至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在商业人工繁殖系统中量化标准品种马的繁殖表现.
- 为了确定这个人群中早期胚胎和其他产前损失的发生率.
主要方法:
- 一项回顾性队列研究分析了来自四个商业农场和四个育种年份的3995只标准品种马的数据.
- 所有母马都使用了人工授精. 统计分析包括怀孕率的混合效应逻辑回归和时间到怀孕的考克斯回归.
主要成果:
- 平均第一周期怀孕率 (FCPR) 为61.4%,季末怀孕率 (SPR) 为84.7%,活小率 (FR) 为73.1%.
- 在农场的位置增加了怀孕的概率,而用解冷精液和老马年龄 (≥14岁) 的授精降低了怀孕率 (FCPR和SPR).
结论:
- 这项研究提供了关于在商业人工繁殖系统下管理的标准种马的生殖表现的基本基线数据.
- 研究结果突出了管理因素,精液类型和马年龄对生殖结果的影响,为未来的育种策略提供了信息.
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