Hormones and monensin use to improve pregnancy rates in grazing lactating beef cows in the semiarid region of Argentina

The objectives of this study were 1) to determine the effect of monensin treatment, alone or combined with a hormonal estrus synchronization treatment, on the pregnancy rate of lactating beef cows, and 2) to evaluate the effect of monensin capsule administration on ruminal metabolism in steers. In e...

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Main Authors: Reineri, Pablo Sebastian, Piccardi, Mónica Belén, Arroquy, Jose Ignacio, Fumagalli, Arnaldo Enrique, Sumampa Coria, María, Hernandez, Olegario, Bó, Gabriel, Palma, Gustavo Adolfo
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http://www.cbra.org.br/portal/downloads/publicacoes/animalreproduction/issues/download/v15/v15n1/p56-63%20(AR-2017-0032).pdf
https://doi.org/10.21451/1984-3143-2017-AR0032
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author Reineri, Pablo Sebastian
Piccardi, Mónica Belén
Arroquy, Jose Ignacio
Fumagalli, Arnaldo Enrique
Sumampa Coria, María
Hernandez, Olegario
Bó, Gabriel
Palma, Gustavo Adolfo
author_browse Arroquy, Jose Ignacio
Bó, Gabriel
Fumagalli, Arnaldo Enrique
Hernandez, Olegario
Palma, Gustavo Adolfo
Piccardi, Mónica Belén
Reineri, Pablo Sebastian
Sumampa Coria, María
author_facet Reineri, Pablo Sebastian
Piccardi, Mónica Belén
Arroquy, Jose Ignacio
Fumagalli, Arnaldo Enrique
Sumampa Coria, María
Hernandez, Olegario
Bó, Gabriel
Palma, Gustavo Adolfo
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description The objectives of this study were 1) to determine the effect of monensin treatment, alone or combined with a hormonal estrus synchronization treatment, on the pregnancy rate of lactating beef cows, and 2) to evaluate the effect of monensin capsule administration on ruminal metabolism in steers. In experiment 1, ninety-four cows were selected from a 300 cow herd. The experimental design used was a 2 x 2 factorial with the administration of monensin capsule as first factor (M1 = with monensin vs. M0 = without monensin) and hormonal treatment as second factor (H1 = with hormonal treatment vs. H0 = no hormonal treatment). Thirty-eight days before the beginning of the breeding season, cows were randomly assigned to the first factor, and thirty days later to the second factor, resulting in four treatments: M1H0, M1H1, M0H0 and M0H1. Cow were exposed to bull (bull/cow ratio 1:20) from day 0 (day 0 = start of the breeding season and 38 days after monensin capsule administration) to day 50. Pregnancy diagnosis was performed at 30, 60 and 80 days after start breeding season by ultrasonography. In experiment 2, eight ruminally cannulated crossbred beef steers were randomly assigned to two treatments (M1 and M0). To determine proportion of volatile fatty acids (VFA), ruminal fluid samples were taken on days 0, 40 and 77 of the experimental period, at 0, 4 and 12 h after grazing. In experiment 1, treatments whit monensin did not improve pregnancy rate (P = 0.95), however, hormonal treatment resulted in grater pregnancy rates (P = 0.03). In experiment 2, the proportion of VFA in ruminal fluid of steers was significantly different between treatments. The highest proportion of propionate was found in ruminal fluid from M1 treatment at 12 h after grazing (P = 0.04). In conclusion, the treatment with monensin increased the proportion of propionate. The result might suggest that energy balance was improved in steers, without improvement in cow´s pregnancy rates. Treatment with monensin alone did not improve pregnancy rate, nor did treatment with monensin enhance the pregnancy rate when a hormonal synchronisation treatment was given. Nevertheless, the use of a hormonal treatment increased pregnancy rate, suggesting that it could be used as a suitable tool to enhance the productivity in cows with marginal body condition score
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spelling INTA25592023-04-14T12:00:28Z Hormones and monensin use to improve pregnancy rates in grazing lactating beef cows in the semiarid region of Argentina Reineri, Pablo Sebastian Piccardi, Mónica Belén Arroquy, Jose Ignacio Fumagalli, Arnaldo Enrique Sumampa Coria, María Hernandez, Olegario Bó, Gabriel Palma, Gustavo Adolfo Ganado de Carne Pastoreo Gestación Monensina Hormonas Beef Cattle Grazing Pregnancy Monensin Hormones Región Semiárida, Argentina Tasa de Embarazo The objectives of this study were 1) to determine the effect of monensin treatment, alone or combined with a hormonal estrus synchronization treatment, on the pregnancy rate of lactating beef cows, and 2) to evaluate the effect of monensin capsule administration on ruminal metabolism in steers. In experiment 1, ninety-four cows were selected from a 300 cow herd. The experimental design used was a 2 x 2 factorial with the administration of monensin capsule as first factor (M1 = with monensin vs. M0 = without monensin) and hormonal treatment as second factor (H1 = with hormonal treatment vs. H0 = no hormonal treatment). Thirty-eight days before the beginning of the breeding season, cows were randomly assigned to the first factor, and thirty days later to the second factor, resulting in four treatments: M1H0, M1H1, M0H0 and M0H1. Cow were exposed to bull (bull/cow ratio 1:20) from day 0 (day 0 = start of the breeding season and 38 days after monensin capsule administration) to day 50. Pregnancy diagnosis was performed at 30, 60 and 80 days after start breeding season by ultrasonography. In experiment 2, eight ruminally cannulated crossbred beef steers were randomly assigned to two treatments (M1 and M0). To determine proportion of volatile fatty acids (VFA), ruminal fluid samples were taken on days 0, 40 and 77 of the experimental period, at 0, 4 and 12 h after grazing. In experiment 1, treatments whit monensin did not improve pregnancy rate (P = 0.95), however, hormonal treatment resulted in grater pregnancy rates (P = 0.03). In experiment 2, the proportion of VFA in ruminal fluid of steers was significantly different between treatments. The highest proportion of propionate was found in ruminal fluid from M1 treatment at 12 h after grazing (P = 0.04). In conclusion, the treatment with monensin increased the proportion of propionate. The result might suggest that energy balance was improved in steers, without improvement in cow´s pregnancy rates. Treatment with monensin alone did not improve pregnancy rate, nor did treatment with monensin enhance the pregnancy rate when a hormonal synchronisation treatment was given. Nevertheless, the use of a hormonal treatment increased pregnancy rate, suggesting that it could be used as a suitable tool to enhance the productivity in cows with marginal body condition score EEA Santiago del Estero Fil: Reineri, Pablo Sebastian. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santiago del Estero; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero. Facultad de Agronomía y Agroindustrias; Argentina Fil: Piccardi, Mónica Belén. Instituto de Bionanotecnología del NOA (CONICET-UNSE). Laboratorio de Producción Animal; Argentina Fil: Arroquy, Jose Ignacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santiago del Estero; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero. Facultad de Agronomía y Agroindustrias; Argentina Fil: Fumagalli, Arnaldo Enrique. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santiago del Estero; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero. Facultad de Agronomía y Agroindustrias; Argentina Fil: Sumampa Coria, María. Instituto de Bionanotecnología del NOA (CONICET-UNSE). Laboratorio de Producción Animal; Argentina Fil: Hernandez, Olegario. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santiago del Estero; Argentina Fil: Bo, Gabriel Amilcar. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias; Argentina. Institute of Animal Reproduction Córdoba; Argentina Fil: Palma, Gustavo Adolfo. Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero. Facultad de Agronomía y Agroindustrias; Argentina. Instituto de Bionanotecnología del NOA (CONICET-UNSE). Laboratorio de Producción Animal; Argentina 2018-06-06T15:12:29Z 2018-06-06T15:12:29Z 2018-03 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2559 http://www.cbra.org.br/portal/downloads/publicacoes/animalreproduction/issues/download/v15/v15n1/p56-63%20(AR-2017-0032).pdf 1806-9614 1984-3143 https://doi.org/10.21451/1984-3143-2017-AR0032 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Animal Reproduction 15 (1) : 56-63. (Jan.-Mar. 2018)
spellingShingle Ganado de Carne
Pastoreo
Gestación
Monensina
Hormonas
Beef Cattle
Grazing
Pregnancy
Monensin
Hormones
Región Semiárida, Argentina
Tasa de Embarazo
Reineri, Pablo Sebastian
Piccardi, Mónica Belén
Arroquy, Jose Ignacio
Fumagalli, Arnaldo Enrique
Sumampa Coria, María
Hernandez, Olegario
Bó, Gabriel
Palma, Gustavo Adolfo
Hormones and monensin use to improve pregnancy rates in grazing lactating beef cows in the semiarid region of Argentina
title Hormones and monensin use to improve pregnancy rates in grazing lactating beef cows in the semiarid region of Argentina
title_full Hormones and monensin use to improve pregnancy rates in grazing lactating beef cows in the semiarid region of Argentina
title_fullStr Hormones and monensin use to improve pregnancy rates in grazing lactating beef cows in the semiarid region of Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Hormones and monensin use to improve pregnancy rates in grazing lactating beef cows in the semiarid region of Argentina
title_short Hormones and monensin use to improve pregnancy rates in grazing lactating beef cows in the semiarid region of Argentina
title_sort hormones and monensin use to improve pregnancy rates in grazing lactating beef cows in the semiarid region of argentina
topic Ganado de Carne
Pastoreo
Gestación
Monensina
Hormonas
Beef Cattle
Grazing
Pregnancy
Monensin
Hormones
Región Semiárida, Argentina
Tasa de Embarazo
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2559
http://www.cbra.org.br/portal/downloads/publicacoes/animalreproduction/issues/download/v15/v15n1/p56-63%20(AR-2017-0032).pdf
https://doi.org/10.21451/1984-3143-2017-AR0032
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