Pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG) profiles in cows and goats and attempts to measure PAG in milk

Abstract

Completion of this doctoral dissertation was possible with the support of several people. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to all of them. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my first supervisor Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Holtz for his guidance, caring and patience throughout my study time here in Goettingen at which he has been able to pass me some of his experience in the field of reproduction physiology and biotechnology. I owe much appreciation for my second supervisor Prof. Dr. Dr. Matthias Gauly for providing me the opportunity to work within and with his Group. Special thanks go also to Prof. Dr. Schlecht for her acceptance to be the third member of my PhD examination committee.Heartfelt thanks goes to Dr. Morten Friedrich for his support, encouragement and great assistance in the field experiments, hormone analysis and data analysis. I am very grateful to have the opportunity to work with him in this project. Special thanks also to Mrs. Elisabeth Stüwe for her car and technical assistance in the hormone laboratory I owe thanks to Mr. Knut Salzmann and his coworkers for their assistance in the experiments done in the experimental farm at Relliehausen, and mrs. Margret Roffeis at Gross-kreuz Many thanks to the animal caretakers at the institute for their help throughout the Boer Goats experiment.