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| Author(s): |
Rafael Silva Cipriano
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2013-01-29 |
| Examining board members: |
Guilherme de Paula Nogueira;
Pietro Sampaio Baruselli;
Claudio Alvarenga de Oliveira;
Alexandre Vaz Pires;
Roberto Sartori Filho
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| Advisor: | Guilherme de Paula Nogueira |
| Abstract | |
This study evaluated whether protected fat supply after weaning will interfere on follicular development and age at first ovulation in Nelore heifers (Bos taurus indicus) and if fat in the final third of pregnancy increases the preovulatory follicle diameter and number of follicles, changing the cyclicity in postpartum primiparous with a body score of 2.5. For this two experiments were developed, at first 30 contemporary Nellore heifers with of 167 kg life weight were used. The animals were sorted into 3 groups: Control group (CG, n=10), 500g of corn/animal/day. Fat group (GG, n=10), 200g of Megalac-E®/animal/day. Energy group (EG, n=10), 500g of corn plus 200g Megalac-E®/animal/day. Ovaries ultrasonography was performed to characterize the diameter and number of follicles. Blood samples were collected and radioimmunoassay was performed to quantify LH, FSH, progesterone and leptin. Either during nutritional treatment (p=0.32) or after (p=0.34) there was no difference in life weight between groups, but weight increased over time (p=0.0001). Heifers that received fat had lower (p=0.02) number of follicles than the control group. During nutritional treatments Fat group had higher (p=0.05) number of LH peaks than the Energy group and Control group showed intermediate number of LH peaks. The GC showed greater FSH concentration area (p=0.03) compared to GG and GE was intermediate. The GC had higher FSH concentration area (p=0.06) and maximum valor máximo (p=0.08), than GG and GE had intermediate values at 14 months. All groups exhibited lower leptin total concentration area before compared to after nutritional treatments. After the treatment period, the GE had higher leptin maximum value (p=0.08) than control group and GG intermediate. Fat supply decreased the number of follicles, increased LH pulses frequency, decreased FSH concentration at the supplementation beggining. Energy energy diet anticipated age at puberty, decreased LH concentration area and increased leptin concentration maximum value. For the second experiment 19 animals between 24 and 27 months of age and 366kg live weight were used, fixed time artificial insemination was performed (TAI). The dietary treatments were performed during 60 days before the estimated partum. The heifers were sorted in: Control (CG, n = 9) with no added fat (250 g of corn/heifer/day) and fat group (GG, n = 10) with 100 g Megalac-E®/heifer/day. The animals were maintained in a 3.5 BSC (1 to 5) during pre-partum, and decreased and maintained with 2.5 BSC until 90 days after calving. The GC had a higher average daily weight gain from 91 to 119 days postpartum (p=0.011) compared to GG. The weight at ovulation was higher in GC (p=0.03) than GG. Largest follicle diameter did not differ (p=0.31) between the CG and GG during the postpartum period. Second largest follicle diameter was greater in the GC (p=0.028) than in GG. There was an increase in the largest follicle diameter in CG (p=0.05) and a tendency in GG during the experimental period. Both groups showed an increase in LH concentration over the intervals (p<0.0001; p=0.0024). Between the 15th and 30th day postpartum there was the lowest LH concentration total area (p<0.0001) compared to other intervals within each group. LH maximum value was greater (p=0.03 and p=0.04) between 75 to 90 days compared to 15-30 and 30-45 days postpartum. There was no difference in calves birth weight between GC and GG (p=0.18). Calves born from GC cows had greater average daily weight gain in the first 30 days (p=0.05) than calves from GG. There was no difference in weight gain after 15 min suckling between GC and GG calves at 20, 46 days, 81 and at 108 days. Heifers treated with fat in pre-partum have an increased time to first ovulation, fewer secondary follicles, accompanied by a lower body weight and less weight gain in the end of postpartum (AU) | |