评估了两种牛肉牛固定时间AI协议,这些协议使用了预同步
Jaclyn N Ketchum1, Lacey K Quail1, Kaitlin M Epperson2
1Texas A&M University, Department of Animal Science, College Station, TX, 77843, USA; Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Overton, TX, 75684, USA.
Theriogenology
|October 5, 2023
概括
与PG 6天CIDR和FTAI协议相比,7&7 Synch协议显著改善了肉牛的雌激素反应. 然而,这两种预同步方法都没有影响固定时间人工授精计划中的整体怀孕成功率.
科学领域:
- 兽医科学 兽医科学 兽医科学
- 动物繁殖 动物繁殖
- 生殖内分泌学 生殖内分泌学
背景情况:
- 定时人工授精 (FTAI) 对于肉牛的繁殖至关重要.
- 雌激素反应是影响FTAI成功的一个关键因素.
- 预同步协议的目的是改善FTAI之前的雌性反应.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较两种预同步方案 (PG 6天CIDR和FTAI与7&7 Synch) 在接受FTAI的牛肉牛中对雌激素反应和怀孕成功的有效性.
- 评估生理状态 (孕激素度,周期性,产后几天,身体状况得分) 对不同预同步协议的结果的影响.
主要方法:
- 总共有来自30个群的1388头肉牛被按产后几天和年龄分组,并随机分配到PG6d或7&7 Synch协议中.
- 通过血液样本评估孕激素水平和循环性,以分类奶牛.
- 怀孕的诊断是在FTAI后30-40天使用跨直肠超声波.
主要成果:
- 与PG6d协议相比,7&7 Synch协议导致明显更大的雌性反应 (P <0.01).
- 雌激素反应受周期性,产后几天和协议之间的相互作用以及身体状况评分和协议的影响.
- 怀孕的成功受到了排卵状态,身体状况评分和自行车状态的影响,而不是预同步协议 (PG6d: 38 ± 5%; 7&7: 37 ± 5%).
结论:
- 选择预同步方法显著影响雌性反应,7&7协议显示出优异的结果.
- 虽然在7&7协议下观察到改善的雌性反应,但这并没有转化为怀孕成功率的显著差异.
- 预同步策略的有效性取决于个体奶牛的生理状况,突出了需要量身定制的方法.
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