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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 79, Issue 11 2913-2919, Copyright © 2001 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Effects of bovine somatotropin and thyroid hormone status on hormone levels, body weight gain, and mohair fiber growth of Angora goats

R. Puchala, I. Prieto, V. Banskalieva, A. L. Goetsch, M. Lachica and T. Sahlu
E (Kika) de la Garza Institute for Goat Research, Langston University, Langston, OK 73050 USA. rpuchala@luresext.edu

Forty-eight Angora goats (24 wethers and 24 doelings; 5 mo old; 16 +/- 0.5 kg initial BW) were used in an experiment with a 2 x 3 factorial treatment arrangement (n = 8) to evaluate effects of recombinant bovine somatotropin (bST) administration and thyroid hormone status (euthyroid, hypothyroid, and hyperthyroid) on hormone levels, ADG, and mohair fiber growth. The bST was a slow-release zinc-based suspension, with sustained delivery (100 microg/[kg BW x d]) over a 14-d period. Hyperthyroidism was maintained by daily treatment with thyroxine (T4; 150 microg/[kg BW x d]), and hypothyroidism was achieved by feeding 6 mg/(kg BW x d) of propylthiouracil. The experiment was conducted in July to September and consisted of a 2-wk pretreatment period and 8 wk of bST treatment. Goats were given ad libitum access to a diet with 15% CP and 2.54 Mcal/ kg ME (DM basis). Concentrations of T4 and T3 were greatest (P < 0.01) among treatments for hyperthyroid-bST and hyperthyroid-control (T4: 38.6 and 38.0 microg/dL; T3: 406 and 385 ng/dL, respectively); similar among euthyroid-control, euthyroid-bST, and hypothyroid-bST (T4: 11.1, 11.5, and 9.8 microg/dL, respectively; T3: 232, 252, and 226 ng/dL, respectively); and lowest (P < 0.01) for hypothyroid-control (T4: 5.1 microg/dL; T3: 144 ng/dL). Plasma concentration of insulin-like growth factor-I was greatest (P < 0.01) for euthyroid-bST (596 ng/mL) and hypothyroid-bST (618 ng/mL); however, concentration for hyperthyroid-bST was similar to those for euthyroid-control, hypothyroid-control, and hyperthyroid-control (188, 178, 187, and 191 ng/mL, respectively). Dry matter intake was greatest (P < 0.05) for euthyroid-bST (794 g/d), similar among hypothyroid treatments (693 and 703 g/d for control and bST, respectively) and euthyroid-control (681 g/d), and lowest for hyperthyroid groups (554 and 518 g/d for control and bST, respectively); ADG for hyperthyroid goats (11 g/d) was lower than with hypothyroidism and euthyroidism (72 and 73 g/d, respectively); and mohair fiber growth was greater (P < 0.01) for hyperthyroidism (0.133 g/[100 cm2 x d]) than for hypothyroid and euthyroid goats (0.102 and 0.104 g/[100 cm2 x d], respectively). Hyperthyroidism also increased mohair length growth rate by 15% and decreased fiber diameter by 7.8% (P < 0.01). These results demonstrate interactions between growth hormone administration and thyroid hormone status, although these influences had limited effects on ADG and mohair fiber growth.




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