Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) as a predictor of antral follicle population in heifers
| Autor: | Christopher Junior Tavares Cardoso, Fernanda Amarante Mendes de Oliveira, Wilian Aparecido Leite da Silva, Jair Sábio de Oliveira Junior, Guilherme de Paula Nogueira, Ériklis Nogueira, Henrique Kischel, E. D. S. Arruda, Fabiana de Andrade Melo-Sterza, Mirela Brochado Souza-Cáceres |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
endocrine system animal structures animal diseases Population Biology Crossbreed Andrology 03 medical and health sciences follicles Follicular phase education education.field_of_study General Veterinary urogenital system bovine 0402 animal and dairy science selection donors Anti-Müllerian hormone Embryo 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Antral follicle 040201 dairy & animal science Breed digestive system diseases 030104 developmental biology biology.protein Animal Science and Zoology Original Article Hormone |
| Zdroj: | Animal Reproduction |
| ISSN: | 1984-3143 |
| Popis: | Antral follicular population (AFP) and anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) concentration are strongly associated. Thus, analyzing AMH concentration is a reliable method to predict animals with high AFP, an important feature to select donor cows for embryos and oocytes. However, not much is known about this parameter in heifers, particularly in crossbred animals. The aim of this study was to assess AFP in heifers and cows and its relation to serum AMH levels. Bos taurus indicus cows (36-60-months-old; n = 30) and heifers (12-14-months-old; n = 17) of the same breed were evaluated. A single procedure of follicular counting was performed by ultrasound for each animal. Random sampling was performed to analyze serum AMH concentration. Cows showed higher AFP than heifers; nonetheless, plasma AMH concentration did not differ between the categories. A high correlation of AFP with plasma AMH concentration was observed in Girolando heifers. Thus, it is suggested that AMH concentration could be a reliable and less invasive method for selecting heifers with high AFP. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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