Milk production correlates negatively with plasma levels of pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG) during the early fetal period in high producing dairy cows with live fetuses
Lopez-Gatius, F.; Garbayo, J. M.; Santolaria, P.et al.
2007 • In Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 32 (1), p. 29-42
pregnancy-associated glycoprotein; progesterone; early fetal period; dairy cattle; milk production
Abstract :
[en] This study was designed to establish possible factors affecting plasma pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG) concentrations during early pregnancy in high producing dairy cows with live fetuses. Blood samples were obtained on days 35, 42, 49, 56 and 63 of gestation from 80 lactating cows in two herds carrying live fetuses. Radioimmunoassay systems were used to determine PAG (RIA-497 and RIA-706) and progesterone concentrations. We evaluated the effects on PAG concentrations of herd, lactation number, sire of fetus, day of gestation, fetus number, plasma progesterone and milk production at each time point established, along with possible paired interactions. Mean milk production per cow approached 41 kg during the study period. PAG concentrations were not affected by herd, lactation number or plasma progesterone concentration. Significant positive effects on PAG concentrations were shown by the gestation day, and the interaction between day of gestation and twin pregnancy. Significant differences between bulls and a significant negative correlation between milk production and PAG values on day 63 of pregnancy were also detected. Proportions of blood samples showing undetectable PAG levels and false negative diagnoses throughout the study period were significantly higher (P < 0.001) using the RIA-497 system (2.5% and 5.3%, respectively) compared to RIA-706 (0% and 0.8%, respectively). Our findings suggest that PAG concentrations during the early fetal period are related to the day of gestation, milk production, number of fetuses and sire of fetus in high producing dairy cows. Under our working conditions, the RIA-706 method was better at detecting plasma PAG molecules than the RIA-497 system. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Lopez-Gatius, F.
Garbayo, J. M.
Santolaria, P.
Yaniz, J.
Ayad, A.
Melo de Sousa, Noelita ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Physiologie de la reproduction
Beckers, Jean-François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Physiologie de la reproduction
Language :
English
Title :
Milk production correlates negatively with plasma levels of pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG) during the early fetal period in high producing dairy cows with live fetuses
Publication date :
January 2007
Journal title :
Domestic Animal Endocrinology
ISSN :
0739-7240
eISSN :
1879-0054
Publisher :
Butterworth Heinemann, Stoneham, United States - Massachusetts
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