COMUNICACION INTRODUCCIONLos tratamientos hormonales para el control del estro y de la ovulación permiten inducir y sincronizar el estro en las hembras en anestro y sincronizar el momento de aparición del estro en las hembras ciclando (Aisen 2004). Los métodos más utilizados para la inducción y sincronización del estro y estimulación del crecimiento folicular en ovejas envuelven la progesterona (P 4 ), los progestágenos y la administración intramuscular de eCG (gonadotrofina sérica de yegua gestante). Entretanto, la primera barrera es la disminución en la tasa de fertilidad, que está estrechamente relacionada con la gran variabilidad en el tiempo y en el número de ovulaciones (Noel y col 1994).Otra alternativa para la sincronización del estro es la prostaglandina (PGF 2α ). La PGF 2α es el factor luteolítico que induce la regresión del cuerpo lúteo a través de la interrupción de la fase progestacional del ciclo estral, iniciando así un nuevo ciclo (Herrera y col 1990, Amiridis y col 2005).Naqvi y col (1998) reportaron una eficiente sincronización del estro administrando dosis de 10 o 7,5 mg de PG en un intervalo de 10 días, independiente del día del ciclo estral en ovejas Kheri. Investigando la respuesta de las ovejas a la administración de la PGF 2α del segundo al día 15 día del ciclo estral, Hackett y Robertson (1980) verificaron una menor respuesta en los días 2-3 del ciclo estral (20%); sin embargo, cuando las dosis eran aumentadas en estos días, la respuesta alcanzó un 100%. Por tanto, los investigadores concluyeron que, al inicio del ciclo estral, el tejido luteal en formación es más resistente a la luteólisis provocada por la PGF 2α y que, debido a la vida media corta de la PGF 2α , pequeñas dosis repetidas de esta hormona pueden tener el mismo efecto de una única dosis elevada. Por otro lado, la asociación de PGF 2α y de las gonadotrofinas tipo eCG aumentan significativamente la tasa ovulatoria (McNatty y col 1982).Castonguay y col (1990) utilizando esponjas impregnadas con MAP por 14 días para la sincronización del estro en ovejas mestizas Boorola con Finnish (BFL), mestizas Boorola con Suffolk (BS), Finnish Landrace (FINN) y Suffolk (S) determinaron, a través de laparotomía en el día de la retirada del pesario, cambios en la población folicular. La cantidad media de folículos >4 mm fue mayor (3,5 ± 0,3) en ovejas SUMMARYThe effect of prostaglandin (PGF 2α ) vs CIDR and eCG (equine corionic gonadotrophin) on dynamic of follicular population and its relationship with P 4 plasma concentrations were investigated in cyclic ewes. Fourteen Bergamascia ewes were used, Group 1 was synchronized using two i.m. injections of PGF 2α and Group 2 treated for 14 d with CIDR and 500 IU of eCG at dispositive withdrawal on day 14. Ovarian follicular dynamics were ultrasonically monitored. All ovarian follicles ≥ 2 mm were measured, and their relative locations were recorded on an ovarian map in order to follow the sequential development of each individual follicle. Blood samples for P 4 determination were collected dail...
RESUMOAvaliaram-se os efeitos da progesterona (P 4 ) sobre o crescimento folicular e na endocrinologia reprodutiva em ovelhas Bergamácia. Quatorze ovelhas sincronizadas com prostaglandinas (PGF 2 ) foram distribuídas em dois grupos (n=7/grupo): grupo-controle e grupo tratado com progesterona (CIDR) depois da ovulação (dia zero). Desde o dia anterior à aplicação de PG até o dia 10, realizaram-se monitoramentos ultra-sonográficos para estabelecer o crescimento folicular. Amostras de sangue foram colhidas para a determinação de P 4 desde o dia anterior à aplicação de PG até o dia 10 depois da ovulação. Para o perfil dos pulsos de hormônio luteinizante (LH), as colheitas de sangue ocorreram em intervalos de 30 minutos por um período de oito horas, nos dias um e seis. As taxas de crescimento diferiram (P<0,001) entre os grupos, 0,91±0,15 e 0,70±0,16mm/dia para os grupos controle e tratado, respectivamente. Os dias do platô dos animais controle e tratados foram de 1,9±0,72 e 2,9±0,45 (P<0,05), respectivamente. As concentrações médias de progesterona (P<0,001) foram diferentes entre os tratamentos. A freqüência dos pulsos diferiu no primeiro dia do ciclo (P<0,01), com valores de 2,55±0,09 pulsos/8 horas no grupo-controle e de 1,49±0,11 pulsos/8 horas no grupo tratado. No sexto dia, o grupo-controle 2,20±0,09 pulsos/8 horas apresentou maior número de pulsos (P<0,05) que o grupo tratado, 1,22±0,11 pulsos/8 horas. Os efeitos inibitórios da progesterona exógena no diâmetro do folículo dominante foram mediados pela redução na freqüência dos pulsos de LH.Palavras-chave: ovelha, dinâmica folicular, LH, ovulação, progesterona ABSTRACT The effects of progesterone (P 4 ) on ovarian follicular growth and reproductive endocrinology were studied. Fourteen ewes, synchronized using prostaglandin (PGF 2 ), were randomly divided in two groups (n=7/group); control group and progesterone-treated group (CIDR) after ovulation (day zero
The aim of the research was to evaluate the productive and reproductive performances of ewes as a function of the supplementation offered to suckling lambs. The lambs were divided into two experimental treatments. Treatment (1) suckling lambs kept in pastures of Brachiaria-grass receiving mineral supplementation; and treatment (2) suckling lambs kept in pastures of Brachiaria-grass receiving concentrate supplementation in creep-feeding. Regardless of the nutritional treatment offered to the lambs, all matrices (female lambs and ewes) received 350 g of supplementation daily. Ewes from treatment-1 presented average 49 days to return to estrus. Ewes from treatment-2 presented, on average, 36 days to return to estrus. The body condition score (BCS) at weaning showed a significant difference between treatments. Ewes from treatment-1 presented a mean BCS of 1.75. Ewes from treatment-2 presented a mean BCS of 2.39. The other productive variables of lambs, such as weaning weight (kg), age at weaning (days), total weight gain (kg), and average daily gain of lambs, presented a significant difference between the nutritional treatments. Variables such as return to estrus and BCS were positively influenced by supplementation offered to lambs, which directly impacts the production efficiency and profitability of the production system. The lamb supplementation promotes indirect gains in the body condition score of ewes at weaning and, consequently, in the time to return of estrus in 13 days. Protein-energy supplementation in creep feeding to suckling lambs is recommended to improve the body condition score at weaning and decrease the return to estrus (days) of ewes. This nutritional tool is recommended to improve the supply of leaves and provide the best conditions for the selection and use of nutrients present in the leaves.
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