Divergent development of testosterone secretion in male zebu (Bos indicus) and crossbred cattle (Bos indicus x Bos taurus) and buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) during growth

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 1143-1148 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Gulia ◽  
M. Sarkar ◽  
Vijay Kumar ◽  
H. H. D. Meyer ◽  
B. S. Prakash
Keyword(s):  
Bos Taurus ◽  
Bos Indicus ◽  
Bubalus Bubalis ◽  
Crossbred Cattle ◽  
Testosterone Secretion ◽  
Divergent Development

Reducing calcium and phosphorus in crossbred beef cattle diets: impacts on productive performance during the growing and finishing phase

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
pp. 1643 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. F. Prados ◽  
S. C. Valadares Filho ◽  
S. A. Santos ◽  
D. Zanetti ◽  
A. N. Nunes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crude Protein ◽  
Bos Taurus ◽  
Average Daily Gain ◽  
Bos Indicus ◽  
Nutrient Digestibility ◽  
Corn Silage ◽  
Productive Performance ◽  
Crossbred Cattle ◽  
Maintenance Requirements ◽  
Daily Gain

Forty 3/4 Bos indicus × 1/4 Bos taurus bulls (initial bodyweight = 214 ± 4 kg; 11 ± 0.2 months) were used in the study. Four bulls were slaughtered as reference and the other 36 bulls were allowed ad libitum consumption of treatment diets following a completely randomised 3 × 3 factorial design. The design included three diet concentrations of calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P): standard, 50% of standard, and 75% of standard and three periods of feedlot confinement: 8, 16, and 24 weeks with four bulls per treatment combination. The diets were isonitrogenous and consisted of 60 : 40 corn silage to concentrate. Dry matter intake, crude protein, ether extract, organic matter, non-fibrous carbohydrates, Ca, and P, expressed as kg/day, were greater (P < 0.05) for bulls confined for longer periods. Nutrient digestibility and average daily gain was not affected (P > 0.05) by Ca and P concentration of diet or by feedlot phase. Dressing were decreased (P < 0.05) for bulls that remained in confinement for a shorter period. The daily maintenance requirements of Ca and P were 13.66 and 21.51 mg/kg empty bodyweight, respectively, and the absorption coefficients of Ca and P were 0.70 and 0.67, respectively. We concluded that for crossbred cattle in the feedlot, dietary levels of Ca and P recommended by BR-CORTE (2010), NRC (2000), and AFRC (1991) could be reduced by 62%, 66%, and 57%, respectively, for Ca and by 14%, 15%, and 43%, respectively, for P with significant savings in costs. This study shows that Ca and P can be reduced to 1.8 and 2.2 g/kg DM respectively, in the diets for crossbred cattle in feedlot.

273 OVUM PICKUP AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF A SYNCHRONIZED FOLLICULAR WAVE DID NOT AFFECT IVP IN BOS INDICUS, BOS TAURUS, OR BUBALUS BUBALIS

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 293 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. U. Gimenes ◽  
M. L. Ferraz ◽  
A. Araujo ◽  
P. Fantinato Neto ◽  
M. R. Chiarati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Model ◽  
Bos Taurus ◽  
Bos Indicus ◽  
Cumulus Cell ◽  
Bubalus Bubalis ◽  
Genetic Group ◽  
Cleavage Rate ◽  
Follicular Wave ◽  
Counting Data ◽  
Initial Hypothesis

One important factor in the success of ovum pickup (OPU)/IVP in Bos taurus is the follicular status at OPU concerning the dominance period (Hendriksen et al. 2000 Theriogenology 53, 11-20). The hypothesis of the present study is that OPU performed after follicle deviation, when follicles show a mild level of atresia, improves competence for IVP in Nelore (NE), Holstein (HO), and buffaloes (BU). Objectives were to determine effects of OPU done at different times of synchronized follicular wave (1, 3, or 5 d after expected emergence) and of genetic group (NE, HO, and BU) on IVP. A total of 27 heifers (9 of each genetic group) were maintained in contemporary nutritional and environmental conditions during experiment, in a cross-over design, performed in 6 replicates. Recovered oocytes with at least one cumulus cell layer were matured in TCM-199 supplemented with 10% of FCS plus 50 μM of cysteamin and 0.3 mM of cystine, at 38.5°C with 5% CO2 in air for 24 h. IVF was done with 2 × 106 spermatozoa per mL of NE (for bovine oocytes) or BU semen (for BU oocytes), for 20 h at the same incubator conditions of IVM. After IVF, presumptive zygotes were denuded and cultured in SOF under the same previous atmosphere conditions. Medium was changed 3 d after IVF when cleavage rate (CR) was assessed. Blastocyst (BR) and hatching rates (HR) were evaluated 7 and 9 days after IVF, respectively. About 50% of hatched blastocysts were fixed until nuclei counting. Data were analyzed by ANOVA using the Proc Mixed model. No effects of interaction or time of synchronization were observed in any of the variables. Concerning genetic group, NE had better results than HO and BU (mean ± SEM / heifer / replicate), respectively, for visualized follicles (41.0a ± 2.1, 22.1b ± 1.3, 18.8b ± 0.9), total oocytes (37.1a ± 2.5, 15.4b ± 1.2, 14.8b ± 1.0), oocytes at IVM (30.8a ± 2.4, 10.7b ± 1.0, 7.9b ± 0.7), oocytes at IVC (18.7a ± 0.8, 8.0b ± 0.5, 7.5b ± 0.4), cleaved embryos (15.4a ± 0.7, 4.6b ± 0.4, 4.4b ± 0.3),CR(81.8a, 59.1b, 62.3b), blastocysts on Day 7 (5.1a ± 0.6, 1.0b ± 0.2, 0.6b ± 0.1), BR (25.8a, 13.6b, 9.1b), and hatched blastocysts on Day 9 (2.6a ± 0.4, 0.3b ± 0.1, 0.3b ± 0.1). Recovery rate and HR were greater for NE (89.4 and 50.6%, respectively) than for HO (73.3 and 23.2%), but neither differed from BU (82.8 and 31.9%). Also, the percentage of viable was greater for NE (83.0) than for HO (66.9) and BU (53.1). No effects were observed for nuclei counting (NE = 176.6 ± 5.3, HO = 168.9 ± 13.7 and BU = 206.1 ± 23.1). Results demonstrate that Nelore had a better efficiency for IVP than Holstein and buffaloes. OPU performed at different times of synchronized follicular wave did not influence IVP, conversely to the initial hypothesis of this study. FAPESP (06/59550-6, 07/04782-2), Tortuga Cia Zootecnica®, Santa Adele and São Caetano Farms, LMMD, PCAPS, HOVET (Dr. Ubiraem Schalch), VRA, VNP (Prof. Dr. Francisco de Palma Rennó).

scholarly journals Clínica e hematologia de Bos indicus, Bos taurus e Bubalus bubalis inoculados com oocistos de Toxoplasma gondii (Apicomplexa: Toxoplasmatinae)

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 621-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Carlos Rodrigues de Oliveira ◽  
Alvimar José da Costa ◽  
Gustavo Adolfo Sabatini
Keyword(s):  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Bos Taurus ◽  
Bos Indicus ◽  
Bubalus Bubalis

Três animais de cada espécie (Bos indicus, Bos taurus e Bubalus bubalis) foram inoculados, via oral, com 2,0 x 10(5) oocistos de Toxoplasma gondii. Seis outros animais, dois de cada espécie, foram mantidos como testemunhas. As alterações clínicas surgidas a partir do 3º dia após inoculação (DAI) foram: hipertermia, taquicardia, taquipnéia, anorexia, prostração, corrimento nasal e lacrimejamento. Estes sinais foram mais evidentes nos taurinos, espécie que apresentou, ainda, diarréia, fotofobia e conjuntivite. Foi possível isolar T. gondii da corrente sangüínea em todas as espécies. Nos taurinos, a partir do 5º DAI até o final do experimento, o parasito foi isolado de todas as amostras de sangue colhidas semanalmente, com exceção do 14º, 35º e 63º DAI. Os bubalinos apresentaram parasitemia no 7º, 14º, 35º e 70º DAI e os zebuínos apenas no 7º e 28º DAI, correspondendo aos picos de temperatura, em todas as espécies, sendo mais evidente em taurinos. Os parâmetros clínico-laboratoriais demonstraram que os taurinos foram mais sensíveis ao T. gondii do que os zebuínos e estes não diferiram significativamente dos bubalinos, que tiveram aparente normalidade clínico-laboratorial.

scholarly journals A Comparison on Polymorphism of Beta-lactoglobulin Gene in Bos indicus, Bos taurus and Indicine×Taurine Crossbred Cattle

2004 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 733-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Badola ◽  
T. K. Bhattacharya ◽  
T. K. Biswas ◽  
B. M. Shivakumar ◽  
Pushpendra Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bos Taurus ◽  
Bos Indicus ◽  
Crossbred Cattle ◽  
Beta Lactoglobulin

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

Eye cancer and circumocular pigmentation in Bos taurus, Bos indicus and crossbred cattle

1977 ◽  
Vol 17 (88) ◽  
pp. 709 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Nishimura ◽  
JE Frisch
Keyword(s):  
Marked Reduction ◽  
Bos Taurus ◽  
Bos Indicus ◽  
Complete Elimination ◽  
Crossbred Cattle ◽  
Crossbred Cows

The proportion of purebred Bos indicus, and both Bos indicus and Bos taurus crossbred cows containing Hereford blood, that were culled for eye cancer was recorded from 1964 to 1975. Circumocular pigmentation was recorded from 1970 to 1972. The incidence of the disease and the proportion of eyes with unpigmented or partially pigmented circumocular regions were significantly higher in the Bos taurus breed than in the Bos indicus based breeds. Thus a marked reduction or complete elimination of eye cancer could be achieved by crossing the Bos indicus breeds, particularly the Africander, over the Hereford to produce crosses containing one half Hereford or less.

Short communication: Genome wide association study for gastrointestinal nematodes resistance in Bos taurus x Bos indicus crossbred cattle

2021 ◽  
Vol 245 ◽  
pp. 104403
Author(s):  
Pamela I. Otto ◽  
Simone E.F. Guimarães ◽  
Lucas L. Verardo ◽  
Ana Luísa S. Azevedo ◽  
Claudia A. Sevillano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Association Study ◽  
Short Communication ◽  
Genome Wide Association Study ◽  
Bos Taurus ◽  
Bos Indicus ◽  
Gastrointestinal Nematodes ◽  
Genome Wide Association ◽  
Crossbred Cattle ◽  
Genome Wide

scholarly journals Genome-wide association studies for heat stress response in Bos taurus × Bos indicus crossbred cattle

2019 ◽  
Vol 102 (9) ◽  
pp. 8148-8158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela I. Otto ◽  
Simone E.F. Guimarães ◽  
Lucas L. Verardo ◽  
Ana Luísa S. Azevedo ◽  
Jeremie Vandenplas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Bos Taurus ◽  
Association Studies ◽  
Bos Indicus ◽  
Genome Wide Association ◽  
Genome Wide Association Studies ◽  
Crossbred Cattle ◽  
Heat Stress Response ◽  
Genome Wide
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