分断断奶对多胞胎母猪毛囊发育和卵细胞质量的影响
Alice C Weaver1, Karen L Kind2, Jennifer M Kelly3
1School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia.
Animal reproduction science
|February 18, 2024
概括
在哺乳期 (分断断奶) 减少小猪子大小改变了母猪的卵巢卵泡环境. 虽然胚胎发育率没有受到影响,但分开奶的母猪产生了潜在的更高质量的胚胎,这表明发育速度更快.
科学领域:
- 动物科学动物科学
- 生殖生物学 生殖生物学
- 猪生产 生产 猪生产
背景情况:
- 优化母猪的生殖效率需要在哺乳期刺激排卵,而不会影响后续的生殖性能.
- 卵细胞质量对于胚胎生存至关重要,在成熟过程中受卵泡环境的影响.
研究的目的:
- 调查减少哺乳子大小对母猪卵巢卵泡环境和卵细胞发育能力的影响.
- 评估分断断奶对卵泡液组成和体外胚胎发育的影响.
主要方法:
- 三十九头母猪被分为对照组 (11只小猪) 和分断断奶组 (在哺乳期第18天减少到7只小猪).
- 卵巢是在哺乳期的第21天收集的,用于卵泡液分析和评估体外胚胎细胞发育率.
主要成果:
- 分断断奶没有影响受精或胚胎细胞发育率.
- 毛囊液中雌激素度在分断断奶母猪中较高.
- 较高比例的早期胚芽细胞从对照母猪中发展,这表明分开断奶母猪胚胎的发育延迟.
结论:
- 在交配之前分断断奶会改变母猪的卵巢卵泡环境.
- 虽然整体胚胎细胞发育率保持不变,但由于毛囊动力学的改变,分断断奶可能会导致潜在的更高质量的胚胎.
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