title: Effects of whole cottonseed diet and recombinant bovine somatotropin on ovarian follicles in lactating dairy cows.
abstract: The effects of whole cottonseed (WCS) in the diet and the administration of bovine somatotropin (bST) on ovarian follicular dynamics and plasma progesterone (P4) concentrations were examined in cows during a period of synchronized follicular growth. Lactating Holstein cows (n = 28) were randomly assigned to treatments in a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement. Diets consisted of WCS (15% of dry matter) or no WCS, and bST at a dose of 0 or 208 mg/14 d. Dietary treatments began within 24 h of calving and bST treatments began within 7 d postpartum. Cows received GnRH at 65 +/- 3 d postpartum (d 0), PGF2alpha, (d 7), a second dose of GnRH (d 9), and were inseminated 16 h later (d 10). Ovarian changes were monitored daily by ultrasonography from d 0 to 9. On d 9,93% of cows had a preovulatory follicle and 86% ovulated. For Class 2 (6 to 9 mm) follicles, a diet x bST interaction was detected, with bST stimulating Class 2 follicles in cows fed WCS, but not in cows on the control diet. Neither diet nor bST affected numbers of Class 1 (2 to 5 mm) or Class 3 (> or = 10 mm) follicles or sizes of the subordinate and dominant follicles. During the luteal phase of the cycle, lactating cows fed WCS tended to have elevated concentrations of plasma P4, whereas bST was without effect. Plasma concentrations of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were increased in cows fed WCS. Number and diameter of corpora lutea did not differ among treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Sciences, Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kassa
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ambrose
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Risco
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Staples
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Thatcher
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Van Horn
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Head
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Thatcher
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000502:physiology*; D003369:Cottonseed Oil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000662:veterinary; D007774:Lactation / Q000502:physiology*; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D010060:Ovulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood; D011897:Random Allocation; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003369:Cottonseed Oil; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C073294:growth hormone, bovine; D011374:Progesterone; D013006:Growth Hormone