Effect of Long-Term Infusion with Recombinant Growth Hormone- Releasing Factor and Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin On Development and Function of Dominant Follicles And Corpora Lutea in Holstein Cows

摘要

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of recombinant bovine growth hormone-releasing factor (rGRF) or recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) on growth and function of the first-wave dominant follicle and corpus luteum. Primiparous Holstein cows (117 d postpartum) were infused with 12 mg/d of rGRF (n = 10) or 29 mg/d of rbST (n = 10) for 63 d, and non-infused cows (n = 10) were controls. At slaughter on d 5 of an estrous cycle, blood and ovaries were collected and data from cows with a corpus luteum were analyzed (control, n = 8; rGRF, n = 5; rbST, n = 6).