title: Comparison of immune response to lipopolysaccharide of rabbit does selected for litter size at weaning or founded for reproductive longevity.
abstract: To evaluate differences in maternal lines to the immune response of reproductive rabbit does, a total of 64 animals of two different lines: (1) founded for hyper-longevity and litter size criteria (LP) and (2) selected for litter size at weaning (V) were used. Females were subjected to three different reproductive efforts: post-partum (PP) mating at first lactation and 9 kits during the second; post-weaning (PW) mating at first lactation and 9 kits during the second; and PW mating at first lactation and 5 kits during the second. At second weaning (30 days PP), an acute response was induced by intravenous infusion of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). LP females seemed to be lower affected during the hyper-acute phase than V females, showing lower plasma glucose content at 1.5 h post infusion (pi) and rectal temperature at 6 h pi; and showed higher ulterior immune response, with higher levels of C-reactive protein at 48 h pi and haptoglobin in plasma from 24 h pi. Survival test conferred a higher risk of culling for V than for LP females during the first hours after challenge. These results may suggest that, regarding immune response to LPS challenge, foundation by hyper-longevity productive criteria lead to obtain a more robust population of rabbit does, characterized by improved response ability.
authors: Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Avda. Seminario s/n, 46113 Moncada, Valencia, Spain.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Ferrian
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Blas
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Larsen
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Sánchez
authors: N C
authors: NC
authors: Friggens
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Corpa
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Baselga
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Pascual
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006242:Haptoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D007109:Immunity / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008098:Litter Size / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D008136:Longevity / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D019655:Quantitative Trait, Heritable; D011817:Rabbits / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D014886:Weaning
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006242:Haptoglobins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D002097:C-Reactive Protein