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A note on the effect of nutrition on ovulation and ovarian follicular populations in the individually fed post-partum beef heifer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

D. M. Henricks ,
J. D. Rone ,
C. L. Ferrell  and
S. E. Echternkamp
D. M. Henricks
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29631, USA
J. D. Rone
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29631, USA
C. L. Ferrell
Affiliation:
US Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska 69933, USA
S. E. Echternkamp
Affiliation:
US Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska 69933, USA
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Post-Partum anoestrus is lengthened by a thin body condition (Whitman, 1975) and malnutrition (Holness, Hopley and Hale, 1978). Post-partum nutrient intake has been implicated in both pituitary (Rutter and Randel, 1984) and ovarian (Wiltbank, Rowden, Ingalls and Zimmerman, 1964) function. Other post-partum studies, however, have shown a negligible effect of nutrition on either the pituitary (Spitzer, Niswender, Seidel and Wiltbank, 1978) or the ovary (Carstairs, Morrow and Emery, 1980). The lack of agreement among these studies may be due to an inability to control nutrient intake in all cows in a group feeding situation, or to a lack of nutrient restriction in many of the cows on a mildly restrictive diet. Furthermore, it is not clear when post-partum energy restriction is most deleterious to fertility. The objectives of this study were to examine the effect of a known individual energy intake on (i) post-partum length, and (ii) the ovarian follicular population at different stages post partum.

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Animal Production , Volume 43 , Issue 3 , December 1986 , pp. 557 - 560
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1986

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