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Relationships between thyroid hormones and serum energy metabolites with different patterns of postpartum luteal activity in high-producing dairy cows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2012

M. Kafi ,
A. Tamadon ,
M. Saeb ,
A. Mirzaei  and
M. Ansari-Lari
M. Kafi*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71345, Iran
A. Tamadon
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Health Management, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71345, Iran Stem Cell and Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71345, Iran
M. Saeb
Affiliation:
Department of Basic Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71345, Iran
A. Mirzaei
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71345, Iran
M. Ansari-Lari
Affiliation:
Department of Food Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71345, Iran
*
†E-mail: kafi@shirazu.ac.ir
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Abstract

This study investigated the relationships of thyroid hormones, serum energy metabolites, reproductive parameters, milk yield and body condition score with the different patterns of postpartum luteal activity in the postpartum period. A total of 75 multiparous healthy (free of detectable reproductive disorders) Holstein dairy cows (mean peak milk yield = 56.5 ± 7.0 kg/day) were used in this study. Transrectal ultrasound scanning and blood sample collection were performed twice weekly. Serum concentrations of progesterone (P4) were measured twice weekly and beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHBA), non-esterified fatty acids, thyroxine (T4), 3,30,5-tri-iodothyronine (T3), free thyroxine (fT4) and free 3,30,5-tri-iodothyronine (fT3) were measured every 2 weeks from the 1st to the 8th week postpartum. On the basis of the serum P4 profile of the cows, 25 (33.4%) had normal luteal activity (NLA), whereas 30 (40%), 10 (13.3%), 6 (8%) and 4 (5.3%) had prolonged luteal phase (PLP), delayed first ovulation (DOV), anovulation (AOV) and short luteal phase, respectively. Serum T4 concentrations in PLP cows were higher than that in NLA cows at the 3rd week postpartum and did not change during the period of study, whereas in the NLA cows the concentrations increased (P < 0.05). Further, the least square (LS) mean of serum fT4 concentrations in the DOV and AOV cows were significantly lower than in the NLA cows during the study period (P < 0.05). In addition, the AOV cows had higher LS mean serum BHBA and T4 concentrations than the NLA cows in early weeks postpartum (P < 0.05). In conclusion, the serum thyroid hormones’ profile differs in high-producing dairy cows showing PLP, AOV and DOV in comparison with the postpartum NLA cows.

Keywords

thyroid hormoneenergy metaboliteluteal activityhigh-producing dairy cow
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animal , Volume 6 , Issue 8 , August 2012 , pp. 1253 - 1260
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Copyright © The Animal Consortium 2012

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