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D'ENJOY, D’Endel; CABRERA, Pedro; VIVAS, Isis  y  DIAZ, Thaís. Ovarian Follicular Dynamics During the Estrous Cycle in Brahman Cows. Rev. Fac. Cienc. Vet. [online]. 2012, vol.53, n.1, pp.39-47. ISSN 0258-6576.

To characterize the follicular dynamics during the estrous cycle (EC) in Brahman cows, 12 ECs with a mean duration of 21.3 ± 0.7 d (range= 19-24 d), were evaluated. Seventy five percent (9/12) of the EC’s had two waves of follicular growth (FG; 20.6+0.5 d), emerging on days 1.6+0.4 and 8.4+0.4, respectively. In EC’s of one wave of FG (2/12), emergence occurred on day 14.5+0.7; whereas in EC’s with three waves (1/12), waves emerged on days 2, 10 and 17, respectively. During the EC, the number of follicles (Class 1 [C1]= ≤ 5 mm, Class 2 [C2]= 6-9 mm; Class 3 [C3]= ≥ 10 mm) changed, showing a decrease in C1 follicles and an increase in C2 follicles, during the recruitment phase, and a decrease in C2 follicles during the selection phase, with an increase in C3 follicles. The growth rate of the dominant follicle (DF; DF1=0.78 ± 0.1 mm/d; FD2= 0.40 ± 0.1 mm/d) was greater (P<0.05) than the growth rate for subordinate follicles (SF1=-0.01 ± 0.1 mm/d; SF2=0.22 ± 0.1 mm/d). There was no difference in size between DF1 and DF2 (12.2±0.4 vs. 12.7 ± 0.4 mm). From the beginning the diameter of the corpus luteum (CL) increased (growth phase) until it reached the maximum size (plateau phase), to decrease due to its regression. Plasma progesterone (P₄) levels showed a positive correlation (r=0.54; P< 0.01) with the diameter of the CL. These results allowed to conclude that the follicular dynamics during the EC in Brahman cows had the same patterns observed in Bos indicus and Bos taurus cattle, previously reported

Palabras clave : Cows; breeds (animals); Brahman; oestrous cycle; ovarian follicles; age; Aragua.

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