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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 74, Issue 3 620-624, Copyright © 1996 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Effect of nutrition on embryonal mortality in gilts: association with progesterone

R. Jindal, J. R. Cosgrove, F. X. Aherne and G. R. Foxcroft
Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

The effect of the timing of nutritional changes during the immediate period after mating on early embryonal survival and of progesterone as a potential mediator of such changes was studied. A total of 82 gilts were initially fed 2.5 kg.gilt-1.d-1 for one estrous cycle before they were inseminated at 16 and 24 h after the onset of estrus (d 0) using fresh, pooled semen. After AI, gilts were randomly allocated to one of the three feeding regimens, normal NRC allowance of 1.5 x maintenance per day from d 1 (Group N1) or d 3 (Group N3) or an allowance of 2 x maintenance from d 1 (Group H1). All gilts were fed on an individual basis. Single blood samples were collected 72 h after first detection of standing estrus. From d 15 onward, all gilts were fed 1.8 kg/d until they were slaughtered on d 28 +/- 3. Total and viable empryonal survival were affected by dietary treatment (P = .044 and .027, respectively), and viable embryonal survival in group N1 was greater than in group H1 (84.7 +/- 4.5 vs 64.5 +/- 7.6%; P < .05). Plasma progesterone was greater in group N1 than in groups N3 and H1 (10.5 +/- 1.0 vs 3.7 +/- .8 and 4.5 +/- .7 ng/mL, respectively; P < .05). The timing of the change in feed allowance after mating is therefore crucial for demonstrating effects of nutrition on embryonal survival in gilts, and progesterone may mediate these effects.


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