Folliculogenesis in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis): a review

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 315 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Manik ◽  
P. Palta ◽  
S. K. Singla ◽  
V. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Bubalus Bubalis ◽  
Lower Number ◽  
Follicular Growth ◽  
Dominant Follicle ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Synchronous Development ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Ovarian Follicular Growth ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Follicular Dynamics

The urgent need for improving the reproductive performance of buffalo necessitates a better understanding of the mechanisms controlling ovarian follicular growth and development. Attention needs to be focused on improving superovulation responses and conception rates, and reducing the variability in ovulation rate and embryo loss. Application of ultrasonic imaging has revealed that follicular turnover during an unstimulated oestrous cycle occurs in waves, with each wave involving synchronous development of a group of follicles, one dominant and several subordinate follicles. There is a predominance of two waves with the first wave beginning around Day 0 (day of ovulation) and the second wave around Day 9 or 10. Primary reasons for a lower superovulation response in buffalo compared with that in cattle is a lower number of primordial and antral follicles, a slower shift from small to large follicles during superovulation, a higher incidence of deep atresia and inability of several large follicles to ovulate, especially when superovulation is induced by equine chorionic gonadotrophin treatment. There is near complete lack of information in Bubalus bubalis on the factors controlling the selection of the dominant follicle, the period of functional dominance and the effects of environmental factors, such as climate and nutrition, on follicular dynamics.

Follicular dynamics, corpus luteum growth and regression in lactating dairy cattle

1991 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Taylor ◽  
R. Rajamahendran
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Corpus Luteum ◽  
Estrous Cycle ◽  
Follicular Growth ◽  
Dominant Follicle ◽  
Lactating Dairy Cows ◽  
Ovulatory Follicle ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Lactating Dairy Cattle ◽  
Follicular Dynamics

Ultrasound imaging and progesterone (P4) profiles were used to characterize follicular and corpus luteum (CL) growth and regression in 10 cycling dairy cows. Thirteen of sixteen cycles were characterized by two waves of follicular growth, the second wave giving rise to the ovulatory follicle. The remaining three cycles had three waves. There was no difference between two- and three-wave cycles with regard to the day of emergence of the first or second dominant follicle (day 2.5 ± 0.9 vs. day 2.4 ± 1.2 and day 12.4 ± 1.6 vs. day 12.0 ± 2.0, respectively) or the onset of regression of the first dominant follicle (day 12.5 ± 1.5 vs. day 12.3 ± 1.5). In two wave cycles, estrous cycle length was shorter (20.8 ± 1.7 d vs. 29.7 ± 4.9 d), the first day of decline in P4 (day 16.2 ± 1.5 vs. day 23.7 ± 5.5) and the onset of CL regression (day 17.1 ± 1.3 vs. day 24.3 ± 5.5) was earlier. It is concluded that two waves of follicular growth in an estrous cycle is the norm in lactating dairy cows. The presence of an additional wave is due to a prolonged luteal phase. Key words: Follicle, corpus luteum, estrous cycle, dairy cow

Ovarian Follicular Growth and Development During the Estrous Cycle of Bos taurus, Bos indicus and Bubalus bubalis Heifers Maintained on the Same Nutritional and Environmental Status.

2011 ◽  
Vol 85 (Suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 675-675
Author(s):  
Julia M. Baldrighi ◽  
Manoel Francisco Sa Filho ◽  
Pietro Sampaio Baruselli ◽  
Jose Antonio Visintin ◽  
Mayra Elena Ortiz D'Avila Assumpcao
Keyword(s):  
Estrous Cycle ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Bos Taurus ◽  
Bos Indicus ◽  
Bubalus Bubalis ◽  
Follicular Growth ◽  
Environmental Status ◽  
Ovarian Follicular Growth

Effect of mid-luteal phase progesterone levels on the first wave dominant follicle in cattle

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Taylor ◽  
R. Rajamahendran
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Estrous Cycle ◽  
Luteal Phase ◽  
Follicular Growth ◽  
Dominant Follicle ◽  
Prostaglandin F ◽  
Follicular Dynamics

A wave-like-pattern of follicular growth and regression during the luteal phase has been described in the bovine. The factors responsible for inducing the onset of regression of nonovulatory dominant follicles are unknown. The present study was designed to examine the effect of progesterone (P4) administration early in the estrous cycle on the first wave dominant follicle. Nine heifers were administered P4 on day 3 (200 mg), day 4 (100 mg) and day 5 (50 mg) of the estrous cycle (Day 0 = day of estrus) and seven heifers received vehicle to serve as controls. All heifers received a luteolytic dose of prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) on day 7. Follicular dynamics were monitored by daily ultrasonography. All seven control heifers ovulated the first wave dominant follicle. In four P4 treated heifers, the first wave dominant follicle regressed prior to PGF2α administration and a dominant follicle from the second pool of follicles ovulated. The remaining five P4 treated heifers ovulated the first wave dominant follicle. However, in these heifers the growth of the first wave dominant follicle was slower (0.65 ± 0.13 mm day−1 between days 3 to 7 for treated vs 1.46 ± 0.23 mm day−1 for control; P < 0.05) and estrus and ovulation were delayed compared to controls (3.8 ± 0.3 vs 2.4 ± 0.2 and 5.2 ± 0.4 vs 3.9 ± 0.2 days after PGF2α, respectively; P < 0.05). The results indicate that P4 administered early in the estrous cycle to mimic the mid luteal phase levels alters follicular dynamics and is capable of inducing premature regression of the first wave dominant follicle. Key words: Progesterone, dominant follicle, cattle, atresia, ovulation

258. Characterisation of ovarian follicular growth in the brushtail possum

2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
B. Mester ◽  
B. P. Thomson ◽  
D. C. Eckery
Keyword(s):  
Granulosa Cells ◽  
Follicular Fluid ◽  
Follicular Phase ◽  
Brushtail Possum ◽  
Follicular Growth ◽  
Ovulatory Follicle ◽  
Follicle Selection ◽  
Ovarian Follicular Growth ◽  
Very High ◽  
Selection Of

The number and size of follicles selected for ovulation differ between species. The aim of this study was to characterise antral follicular growth and determine the size when selection of the ovulatory follicle occurs in the monovular brushtail possum. For this study, antral follicles ≥ 1 mm were dissected from the ovaries of 31 adult female possums at different reproductive states and follicular fluid and granulosa cells were harvested from each individual follicle. Selection of the ovulatory follicle in the brushtail possum occurred when follicles reached between 2.5 and 2.8 mm in diameter. Based on the analysis of steroids in follicular fluid, before selection, most follicles produced varying amounts of oestradiol (E2), but very few if any produced progesterone (P4). After selection, the selected follicle continued to produce increasing amounts of E2 and P4, whereas most other follicles were steroidogenically inactive. Near the time of ovulation, presumably after the LH surge, P4 became the predominant steroid produced by the selected follicle and most other follicles once again produced varying amounts of E2. The number of granulosa cells per follicle was highly variable, but tended to increase with increasing diameter. Cell viability was very high, averaging about 95%. Interestingly, the morphology of granulosa cells changed markedly after selection becoming larger and granular in appearance. The weights of the vaginal cul-de-sac and uteri correlated well with the presence of a selected follicle. In ovaries from pregnant animals (n = 3), follicles grew up to 3.5 mm, and although they reached the size of a selected follicle during the follicular phase, E2 production by the other follicles was not suppressed and the weights of the cul-de-sac were less than those from non-pregnant animals with similar sized follicles. During anoestrus (n = 4), follicles did not grow beyond 2 mm and produced very little steroids.

Selection of a dominant follicle and suppression of follicular growth in heifers

1993 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.P. Adams ◽  
K. Kot ◽  
C.A. Smith ◽  
O.J. Ginther
Keyword(s):  
Follicular Growth ◽  
Dominant Follicle ◽  
Selection Of

scholarly journals FSH Stimulation with Short Withdrawal Improves Oocyte Competence in Italian Mediterranean Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1997
Author(s):  
Georgios Petrovas ◽  
Michal Andrzej Kosior ◽  
Giorgio Antonio Presicce ◽  
Marco Russo ◽  
Gianluigi Zullo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bubalus Bubalis ◽  
Follicular Growth ◽  
Dominant Follicle ◽  
Oocyte Competence

The aim of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of different FSH doses and FSH coasting times before ovum pick-up (OPU) on follicular growth and oocyte competence in buffalo. Experiment 1 involved two different FSH treatments: 40 mg FSH given three (FSH3) or six (FSH6) times, 2 days after dominant follicle removal were tested, with OPU carried out after 40–44 h of coasting. In experiment 2, OPU was carried out after FSH6 protocol followed by 28–32 h (C1), 40–44 h (C2), or 64–68 h (C3) of coasting time. Cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs) were classified, in vitro matured, fertilized, and cultured. The results demonstrated that FSH6 increased the total number of follicles, the number and percentages of medium and large follicles, the number and the proportion of good quality oocytes, and the number of grade 1,2 and fast-developing blastocysts compared to the control. C3 decreased the percentage of good quality oocyte and blastocyst rates compared to C1 and C2. A higher percentage of fast blastocysts and average number of grade 1,2 blastocysts was observed in C1 compared to C3, with intermediate values found in C2. The improved efficiency in terms of blastocyst yields suggests the use of FSH6 + C1 protocol for ovarian superstimulation in buffalo.

scholarly journals A comparison of the follicular dynamics in heifers of the Czech Fleckvieh and Holstein breeds

2010 ◽  
Vol 55 (No. 6) ◽  
pp. 234-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Šichtaø ◽  
R. Tolman ◽  
R. Rajmon ◽  
P. Klabanová ◽  
P. Berka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Significance ◽  
Follicular Development ◽  
Wave Pattern ◽  
Follicular Growth ◽  
Holstein Breed ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Ovulatory Follicles ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Follicular Dynamics

Differences in follicular development and repeatability of follicular growth pattern among Czech Fleckvieh (n = 20) and Holstein (n = 23) heifers were investigated. Follicular dynamics was evaluated by daily sonographic scanning during three interovulatory intervals. The mean duration of the interovulatory interval was 20.66 &plusmn; 0.32 days, no differences between breeds were observed. The proportion of the non-alterna-ting pattern was nearly the same as that of the alternating pattern (54% and 46%, respectively). The majority of IOIs &le; 21 days were of the 2-wave pattern (71%) whereas only 29% of them were of the 3-wave pattern. Conversely, the majority of IOIs &ge; 22 days were of the 3-wave pattern (84%), whereas only 16% were of the 2-wave pattern. Differences could be observed in the Czech Fleckvieh heifers. Comparing 2- and 3-wave interovulatory intervals, 44.2% of the heifers exhibited 3 waves and 55.8% of the heifers exhibited 2 waves of follicular growth. The ratio of 3- to 2-wave heifers was about the same in the Holstein breed; in Czech Fleckvieh 2-wave cycles slightly dominated (11/12, 8/12; respectively). In Holstein heifers, the first follicular wave occurred 0.92 &plusmn; 0.15 days after ovulation in 2-wave interovulatory intervals, and the emergence of the first wave in 2-wave Czech Fleckvieh heifers appeared later (P &lt; 0.05), 1.83 &plusmn; 0.3 days after ovulation. The maximal size reached by the dominant follicles in all animals and in the Czech Fleckvieh differed in the first and in the second wave of 2-wave cycles (P &lt; 0.05). In 3-wave interovulatory intervals the dominant follicles in the second wave differed (P &lt; 0.05) from the mean diameters of the first and the third wave in the Czech Fleckvieh. The ovulatory follicles were significantly (P &lt; 0.05) smaller in 2-wave than in 3-wave interovulatory intervals among all animals and between the Holstein and Czech Fleckvieh heifers. In conclusion, we found a similar pattern of ovarian follicular dynamics in Czech Fleckvieh and Holstein heifers kept under identical nutritional and environmental conditions. Whether the significant difference in the emergence of the 1st fol-licular wave in 2-wave IOIs between C and H heifers is of real biological significance is ambiguous.

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