Journal of Embryo Transfer (한국수정란이식학회지)

The Korean Society of Embryo Transfer (한국수정란이식학회)
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Effect of Different Feeding Ratios of Whole Crop Barley Silage on the Embryo Production in Hanwoo Donors

  • Son, Dong-Soo (Animal Genetic Resources Station, National Institute Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Choe, Chang-Yong (Animal Genetic Resources Station, National Institute Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Cho, Sang-Rae (Animal Genetic Resources Station, National Institute Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Kim, Nam-Tae (Animal Genetic Resources Station, National Institute Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Jong (Animal Genetic Resources Station, National Institute Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Yeon, Seong-Heum (Animal Genetic Resources Station, National Institute Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Ryu, Il-Sun (Technology Services Division, National Institute Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Son, Jun-Kyu (Animal Genetic Resources Station, National Institute Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Choi, Sun-Ho (Animal Genetic Resources Station, National Institute Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Kim, Ill-Hwa (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
  • Published : 2009.12.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of different feeding ratios of whole crop barley silage on the embryo production in Hanwoo donors. All donors were basically fed 2.5 kg concentrate daily. Donors were divided into three groups according to the different feeding of forage; hay 70% and rice straw 30% (control, n = 21), whole crop barley silage 80% and rice straw 20% (T1, n = 25), and whole crop barley silage 60% and rice straw 40% (T2, n = 23) fed based on TDN 6.70/ BW 500 kg. All Hanwoo donors received a CIDR together with injections of 1 mg estradiol benzoate and 50 mg progesterone ($P_4$, Day 0). Four days later, they were superovulated with 28 mg FSH twice daily IM in decreasing doses over 4 days. Then donors received 2 doses of $PGF_2{\alpha}$ (25 and 15 mg) with the 5th and 6th injections of FSH on Day 6. CIDR were withdrawn at the 6th FSH injection and the donors received $100\;{\mu}g$ GnRH 36 h after the second $PGF_2{\alpha}$ injection. The donors were artificially inseminated twice, at 8 and 24 h after GnRH, and embryos were recovered 7 or 8 days after the 1st insemination. The flush rate of the donors following positive superovulation responses did not differ among groups (76.2~96.0%, p>0.05). The number of corpus luteum (CL) at embryo recovery also did not differ among groups (10.6~14.0, p>0.05). Furthermore, the mean numbers of total ova (9.4, 10.5 and 12.0) and transferable embryos (5.3, 12.0 and 6.5) did not significantly differ among the control, T1 and T2 groups, respectively (p>0.05). However, mean concentrations of serum $P_4$ of the T1 (64.2 ng/ml) and T2 groups (55.7 ng/ml) were higher than that of control group (43.3 ng/ml, p<0.01), while serum cholesterol concentrations in the control (105.8 mg/dl) and T2 groups ($96.9\;{\pm}\;mg/dl$) were significantly lower than in the T1 group (121.1 mg/dl, p<0.05). Conclusively, whole crop barley silage can be fed a good substitute for hay forage for Hanwoo donors. Furthermore the ratios of whole crop barley silage 60% and rice straw 40% might be more worthful for embryo production.

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