Luteogenesis and Embryo Implantation Are Enhanced by Exogenous hCG in Goats Subjected to an Out-of-Season Fixed-Time Artificial Insemination Protocol
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. General
2.2. Location, and Environmental Conditions
2.3. Animals and Their Management
2.3.1. Female Goats: Confirmation of the Anovulatory Status, Estrus Induction Protocol, and Estrus Detection with Aproned Males
2.3.2. Male Goats: Setting Bucks for Semen Extraction and Semen Quality Assessment
2.4. Fixed-Time Artificial Insemination (FTAI)
2.5. Conformation of the Experimental Groups: The Use of hCG Post-FTAI to Enhance the Embryo Implantation Rate
2.6. Response Variables
2.6.1. Body Weight, Body Condition Score, and Estrus Induction
2.6.2. Ovulation Percentage, Ovulatory Rate, and Luteogenesis
2.6.3. Embryo Implantation Rate, and Other Reproductive Variables
2.7. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Body Weight, Body Condition Score, and Estrus Induction
3.2. Conception Rate, Fertility Rate, Prolificacy Rate, and Fecundity Rate
3.3. Ovulation Rate, Corpus Luteum Area and Diameter, Embryo Number, Embryo Implantation Rate, and Embryo Efficiency Indexes
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | G100-7 (n = 13) | G100-14 (n = 12) | G300-7 (n = 12) | G300-14 (n = 12) | CONT (n = 12) | p Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BW, (kg) | 45.5 ± 0.80 | 45.8 ± 1.2 | 45.9 ± 0.82 | 45.2 ± 1.50 | 45.6 ± 1.71 | 0.99 |
BCS, (units) | 1.9 ± 0.09 | 2.0 0.07 | 1.8 ± 0.07 | 1.9 ± 0.11 | 1.8 ± 0.07 | 0.62 |
EI, (n, %) | 13/14 (92.8) | 12/15 (80.0) | 12/13 (92.3) | 12/13 (92.3) | (12/14) 85.71 | 0.64 |
Variables | G100-7 (n = 13) | G100-14 (n = 12) | G300-7 (n = 12) | G300-14 (n = 12) | CONT (n = 12) | p Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CR (n, %) | 5/13 (38.5 ± 0.15) | 5/12 (41.7 ± 0.28) | 3/12 (25 ± 0.22) | 7/12 (58.3 ± 0.20) | 4/12 (33.3± 0.30) | 0.54 |
FR (n, %) | 3/13 (23.1) | 3/12 (25) | 3/12 (25) | 6/12 (50) | 2/12 (16.7) | 0.71 |
PR (n) | 1.7 ± 0.29 | 0.6 ± 0.33 | 1.3 ± 0.33 | 1.4 ± 0.21 | 0.5 ± 0.29 | 0.53 |
FC (n, %) | 5/13 (38) b | 2/12 (17) b | 4/12 (33) b | 8/12 (67) a | 2/12 (17) b | 0.06 |
Variables | G100-7 (n = 13) | G100-14 (n = 12) | G300-7 (n = 12) | G300-14 (n = 12) | CONT (n = 12) | p Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OVR n | 0.61 ± 0.17 | 0.75 ± 0.22 | 0.58 ± 0.19 | 1.27 ± 0.17 | 0.58 ± 0.23 | 0.3 |
CLD (mm) | 9.54 ± 0.48 | 9.91 ± 0.77 | 11.88 ± 0.71 | 11.22 ± 0.47 | 8.21 ± 0.51 | 0.10 |
CLA (mm2) | 72.73 ± 0.18 b | 79.37 ± 0.22 b | 113.30 ± 0.19 a | 103.04 ± 0.17 a | 45.96 ± 0.19 b | 0.02 |
EN n | 1.75 ± 0.13 a | 1.40 ± 0.24 | 1.67 ± 0.21 | 1.57 ± 0.20 | 1.50 ± 0.24 | 0.78 |
EIR n (%) | 8/13 (61.5) | 5/12 (41.7) | 6/12 (50) | 7/12 (58.3) | 4/12 (33.3) | 0.61 |
EEI1 (%) 1 | 23.68 ± 0.12 b | 17.39 ± 0.24 b | 12.5 ± 0.21 b | 33.99 ± 0.20 a | 11.09 ± 0.24 b | 0.02 |
EEI2 (%) 2 | 19.00 ± 0.37 b | 9.91 ± 0.20 b | 20.30 ± 0.25 a | 27.94 ± 0.30 a | 5.66 ± 0.18 b | 0.02 |
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Bustamante-Andrade, J.A.; Meza-Herrera, C.A.; Rodríguez-Martínez, R.; Santos-Jimenez, Z.; Ángel-García, O.; Gaytán-Alemán, L.R.; Gutierrez-Guzman, U.N.; Esquivel-Romo, A.; Véliz-Deras, F.G. Luteogenesis and Embryo Implantation Are Enhanced by Exogenous hCG in Goats Subjected to an Out-of-Season Fixed-Time Artificial Insemination Protocol. Biology 2021, 10, 429. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10050429
Bustamante-Andrade JA, Meza-Herrera CA, Rodríguez-Martínez R, Santos-Jimenez Z, Ángel-García O, Gaytán-Alemán LR, Gutierrez-Guzman UN, Esquivel-Romo A, Véliz-Deras FG. Luteogenesis and Embryo Implantation Are Enhanced by Exogenous hCG in Goats Subjected to an Out-of-Season Fixed-Time Artificial Insemination Protocol. Biology. 2021; 10(5):429. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10050429
Chicago/Turabian StyleBustamante-Andrade, Jorge A., César A. Meza-Herrera, Rafael Rodríguez-Martínez, Zurisaday Santos-Jimenez, Oscar Ángel-García, Leticia R. Gaytán-Alemán, Ulises N. Gutierrez-Guzman, Amaury Esquivel-Romo, and Francisco G. Véliz-Deras. 2021. "Luteogenesis and Embryo Implantation Are Enhanced by Exogenous hCG in Goats Subjected to an Out-of-Season Fixed-Time Artificial Insemination Protocol" Biology 10, no. 5: 429. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10050429
APA StyleBustamante-Andrade, J. A., Meza-Herrera, C. A., Rodríguez-Martínez, R., Santos-Jimenez, Z., Ángel-García, O., Gaytán-Alemán, L. R., Gutierrez-Guzman, U. N., Esquivel-Romo, A., & Véliz-Deras, F. G. (2021). Luteogenesis and Embryo Implantation Are Enhanced by Exogenous hCG in Goats Subjected to an Out-of-Season Fixed-Time Artificial Insemination Protocol. Biology, 10(5), 429. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10050429