[PMID]: | 28237336 |
[Au] Autor: | Knox RV; Esparza-Harris KC; Johnston ME; Webel SK |
[Ad] Endereço: | Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA. Electronic address: rknox@illinois.edu. |
[Ti] Título: | Effect of numbers of sperm and timing of a single, post-cervical insemination on the fertility of weaned sows treated with OvuGel . |
[So] Source: | Theriogenology;92:197-203, 2017 Apr 01. |
[Is] ISSN: | 1879-3231 |
[Cp] País de publicação: | United States |
[La] Idioma: | eng |
[Ab] Resumo: | Variability in estrus and ovulation requires multiple inseminations during estrus to ensure one AI occurs close to ovulation. Induction of ovulation after weaning improves synchrony of ovulation and allows for fixed time AI. However, the interaction between number of sperm in the AI dose and the timing of insemination has not been fully investigated. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of sperm numbers used in a single post-cervical insemination (PCAI) and the timing of insemination following induced ovulation in weaned sows. The experiment was performed using sows (n = 641) allotted by parity (1-6) and lactation length (19.5 d) to receive a single PCAI using 1.5 or 2.5 billion motile sperm at either 22, 26, or 30 h following administration of a GnRH agonist, triptorelin acetate (OvuGel ) at 96 h post-weaning. Sows received boar contact once daily 3-6 d following weaning. A sub-population of the sows (n = 499) were assessed for follicle size and ovulation utilizing ultrasound at 8 h intervals. There was no interaction of number of sperm and timing of insemination for any response measure (P > 0.10). Wean to estrus interval (4.8 d), duration of estrus (1.9 d), and expression of estrus (88.0%), were not different among treatments (P > 0.10). Of sows scanned by ultrasound at the time of OvuGel , 88.2% had large follicles, 10.9% had small, medium or cystic sized follicles, and 0.9% had corpora lutea. The proportion of sows that ovulated averaged 94%, and differed by time of AI (P ≤ 0.05) but not by number of sperm. Pregnancy rate and farrowing rate tended to be affected by dose (P ≤ 0.10), while time of insemination affected pregnancy rate and tended to influence farrowing rate (P ≤ 0.10). Farrowing rate was greater (P < 0.0001) with use of 2.5 than 1.5 billion sperm and insemination at 22 and 26 h compared to 30 h after OvuGel (P ≤ 0.10). Farrowing rate was also affected by parity, estrus expression, ovulation and ovarian abnormalities (P < 0.05). Of the 12% of weaned sows that did not exhibit estrus, approximately 50% farrowed a litter. Total born and born alive were affected by dose (P < 0.05) but not time of insemination with both measures increased with 2.5 compared to 1.5 billion sperm (P < 0.05). The results of this study indicate that induction of ovulation in weaned sows resulted in 88% of sows ovulating within a 24 h period. Fertility was improved with a single, fixed time AI using 2.5 compared to 1.5 billion motile sperm and insemination at 22-26 h after OvuGel compared to 30 h. |
[Mh] Termos MeSH primário: |
Fertilidade/efeitos dos fármacos Inseminação Artificial/veterinária Luteolíticos/farmacologia Suínos/fisiologia Pamoato de Triptorrelina/farmacologia
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[Mh] Termos MeSH secundário: |
Animais Feminino Tamanho da Ninhada de Vivíparos Luteolíticos/administração & dosagem Masculino Parto Pamoato de Triptorrelina/administração & dosagem
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[Pt] Tipo de publicação: | JOURNAL ARTICLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL |
[Nm] Nome de substância:
| 0 (Luteolytic Agents); 57773-63-4 (Triptorelin Pamoate) |
[Em] Mês de entrada: | 1708 |
[Cu] Atualização por classe: | 170811 |
[Lr] Data última revisão:
| 170811 |
[Sb] Subgrupo de revista: | IM |
[Da] Data de entrada para processamento: | 170227 |
[St] Status: | MEDLINE |
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