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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 71, Issue 4 975-982, Copyright © 1993 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ovulatory and endocrine responses after active immunization of gilts against a synthetic fragment of bovine inhibin

B. F. King, J. H. Britt, K. L. Esbenshade, W. L. Flowers, L. A. Sesti, T. L. Martin and J. J. Ireland
Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695-7621.

The objective of this study was to determine whether neutralizing endogenous inhibin would affect ovulation rate and serum concentrations of FSH, LH, estradiol-17 beta, and progesterone in gilts. At wk 0, during their second postpubertal estrous cycle, gilts (195 +/- 2.4 d of age) were given a primary immunization against the 1-26 gly-tyr NH-terminal amino acid sequence of bovine inhibin-alpha conjugated to human alpha globulin (INH; n = 10) or against human alpha globulin alone (control; n = 10). The primary immunization mixed with Freund's complete adjuvant contained .915 mg of the inhibin peptide. Booster immunizations in Freund's incomplete adjuvant contained .3 and .183 mg of the inhibin peptide and were given at wk 8 and 12, respectively. Free, unconjugated inhibin was given to INH gilts at 16 wk. Blood samples for determination of hormones were collected every 4 h beginning on d 15 of the first estrous cycle beyond wk 16 (first cycle) and continuing until d 5 of the second estrous cycle following wk 16 (second cycle). Ovulation rate was estimated by laparoscopy during the second cycle. Antibody titers were estimated by determining the percentage of [125I]-INH bound by serum diluted 1:4,000. The antibody titers were 17 +/- 2, 22 +/- 3, and 9 +/- 1% at wk 9, 17, and 23 for INH gilts, respectively, and 0% at all times for control gilts. Duration of three consecutive estrous cycles terminating with the first experimental cycle did not differ between treatments (INH, 20.7 +/- .3 vs control, 20.4 +/- .3 d).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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