| Autor: |
Sinclair, P. A., Squires, E. J., Raeside, J. I., Britt, J. H., Hedgpeth, V. G. |
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Journal of Animal Science; April 2001, Vol. 79 Issue: 4 p1003-1010, 8p |
| Abstrakt: |
Three studies examined the effects of early postnatal treatment with a GnRH agonist on plasma concentrations of testosterone, dehydroepian-drosterone sulfate, 16-androstene steroids in fat and salivary glands, androstenone in fat and plasma, and testicular development of intact male pigs. The first study involved 45 7-d-old pigs assigned to three treatment groups: 1) boars administered 100 ¼g/kg of Lupron depot, 2) boars administered 200 ¼g/kg of Lupron depot, and 3) control boars receiving a saline carrier. The second study involved 20 7-d-old pigs assigned to two treatments: daily injection of 200 microL of 0.5 mg/mL Lupron from d 7 to 35 and controls treated with saline. The third study involved a total of 100 animals assigned to 10 groups of 10 based on their age at slaughter. These groups were subdivided into one of two treatments: 1) boars injected with 200 microL of 0.5 mg/mL of Lupron from d 3 to 35 and 2) control boars injected with saline. Testicular steroid hormone concentrations in plasma decreased (P< 0.01) within 7 d of GnRH agonist treatment. Following cessation of treatment, steroid levels increased to control levels and remained constant until the final rise at 5 mo. Plasma testosterone levels in the 100 ¼g/kg depot treatment group were higher (P< 0.05) than that of the 200 ¼g/kg and control group at 164 d of age. There were no differences between treatments (P> 0.05) in testicular steroid hormone levels at the end of study 2 or 3. There were no differences (P> 0.05) in concentrations of 16-androstene steroids in salivary glands between any of the treatment groups at market weight in studies 1 and 2. Fat androstenone levels measured in the third study ranged between 0.6 ¼g/g and 4.2 ¼g/g at 7 to 28 d of age. Treatment with GnRH agonist decreased plasma steroid levels and testicular development; however, by d 60 testicular size and weight were at control levels and remained similar until 180 d of age. The results of these studies indicate that daily administration of a GnRH agonist significantly decreased testicular development and steroidogenesis only during treatment, but testis growth and steroidogenesis had returned to control levels by 60 d of age in male pigs. Suppression of the early postnatal rise in testicular steroid hormones did not affect growth performance or steroid hormone levels at 5 to 6 mo of age. |
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