Equine pituitary extract obtained during summer improves follicular dynamics of mares during autumnal transition period

Authors

  • Edmee Aparecida Fleury Curado Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Biologia Reprodutiva Animal Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia Universidade Federal de Goias, Brasil Av Esperança Sn Campus Samambaia CEP 74.001.970 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5840-8621
  • Rodrigo Arruda de Oliveira ReproUnB – Laboratório de Reprodução Animal Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária Universidade de Brasília Instituto Central de Ciências, Campus Darcy Ribeiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8267-9031
  • Isabelle Matos Macedo Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Biologia Reprodutiva Animal Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia Universidade Federal de Goias, Brasil Av Esperança Sn Campus Samambaia CEP 74.001.970 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1204-1833
  • Joel Phillipe Costa e Souza Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Biologia Reprodutiva Animal Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia Universidade Federal de Goias, Brasil Av Esperança Sn Campus Samambaia CEP 74.001.970 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3709-056X
  • Thais Poltronieri dos Santos Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Biologia Reprodutiva Animal Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia Universidade Federal de Goias, Brasil Av Esperança Sn Campus Samambaia CEP 74.001.970 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4128-747X
  • Carolina Silva Ramos Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Biologia Reprodutiva Animal Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia Universidade Federal de Goias, Brasil Av Esperança Sn Campus Samambaia CEP 74.001.970 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1579-2162
  • Morgana de Araujo Magalhães Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Biologia Reprodutiva Animal Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia Universidade Federal de Goias, Brasil Av Esperança Sn Campus Samambaia CEP 74.001.970 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7830-9364
  • Maria Lucia Gambarini Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Biologia Reprodutiva Animal Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia Universidade Federal de Goias, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0517-7270

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v9i7.4730

Keywords:

Equine breeding season; Gonadotropins; Transitional anovulatory period; Hormonal therapy.

Abstract

To compare follicular dynamics after treatment with low doses of equine pituitary extract obtained during winter and summer and to study the relationship between follicular dynamic and environmental parameters, 21 mares were evaluated to follow follicular dynamic and ovulation, from the final of the spring transitional up to the beginning of autumnal transitional period. Mares were randomly designed to one of three treatments: Equine Pituitary Extract from summer (EPE-S), Equine Pituitary Extract from winter (EPE-W) or saline (Control). Treatments were repeated twice: March/2017, after autumnal equinox and April/2017. Temperature, humidity, solar radiation and hours/ light/day were recorded and Temperature Humidity Index (THI) was calculated. Pre-ovulatory follicles reached the greatest diameter (40.7 mm) in December (p<0.05), following the increase in light/hours/day. The smallest pre-ovulatory follicles were verified in February (34.6 mm) and March (35.0 mm) (p>0.05). After EPE, days for ovulation differed, as well as the diameter of pre-ovulatory follicles (p<0.05). EPE-W showed similar follicular dynamics as Control, ovulating smaller follicles (p<0.05) and later (p<0.05) than EPE-S. Temperature and solar radiation did not differ (p>0.05), but humidity and THI differed (p<0.05). THI was not correlated to the diameter of pre-ovulatory follicles (p=0.37), diameter of subordinate follicles (p=0.80), or number/ follicles per ovulatory wave (p=0.98). In conclusion, daylight duration influenced ovarian function; low doses of EPE-S improvede follicular growth and ovulation rate during autumnal transition period of mares; pre-ovulatory follicle diameter increased from the spring to summer, but the time required to reach ovulation decreased.

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11/06/2020

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CURADO, E. A. F.; OLIVEIRA, R. A. de; MACEDO, I. M.; SOUZA, J. P. C. e; SANTOS, T. P. dos; RAMOS, C. S.; MAGALHÃES, M. de A.; GAMBARINI, M. L. Equine pituitary extract obtained during summer improves follicular dynamics of mares during autumnal transition period. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 9, n. 7, p. e751974730, 2020. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v9i7.4730. Disponível em: https://www.rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/4730. Acesso em: 25 apr. 2024.

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Vol. 9 No. 7

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Agrarian and Biological Sciences

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