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Tipo: Artigo
Título: Aspects of sexual precocity and morphometry of uterus, placenta and embryos/fetuses in Piau breed and Commercial line gilts
Autor(es): Montes, José Carlos
Penitente-Filho, Jurandy Mauro
Guimarães, Simone Eliza Facioni
Lopes, Paulo Sávio
Camilo, Breno Soares
Shiomi, Hugo Hideki
Lima, Daniel Araújo
Pinho, Rogério Oliveira
Pereira, Jhonata Vieira Tavares do Nascimento
Okano, Denise Silva
Costa, Karine Assis
Guimarães, José Domingos
Abstract: In view of the importance of the genetic material of local breeds in the swine industry and the lack of information about reproductive performance of Piau females, two experiments were conducted to evaluate puberty and sexual maturity as well as the morphometry of embryos/fetuses, placenta and uterus during the first 90 days of gestation in Piau breed and Commercial line gilts. In experiment I, 37 Piau and 25 commercial line gilts were used. From the 120 days of age, detection of estrus was performed using mature boars from the first to third estrus of each gilt. Data regarding to age, body weight and estrus duration were recorded. After third estrus, females were slaughtered and ovaries were collected to determine ovulation rate. In experiment II, 36 Piau and 18 commercial line gilts were distributed into three groups according to the mating: Commercial, commercial line females x commercial line male; cross-mated, Piau females x commercial line male; and Piau, Piau females x Piau male. Gilts were slaughtered at 7, 15, 30, 45, 60 and 90 days of pregnancy. Piau females reached puberty and sexual maturity at the same age as commercial line females, but with lower weight; moreover, Piau group showed negative correlations of birth weight with puberty (−0.27) and sexual maturity (−0.29). Commercial gilts presented higher ovulation rate, weight and length of uterus, and length and thoracic circumference of fetuses. Nevertheless, number of fetuses was similar in all groups at 90 days of gestation suggesting that Piau females present higher survival rates of the conceptuses. The results showed differences between the genetic groups related to fetal and placental development, gestational losses, number of ovulations and uterine development. In addition, an intermediate status of fetal weight was observed in Piau/Commercial line crossbred conceptuses; thus, the selection of Piau females on reproductive traits to be mated with commercial line males would be an alternative to contribute to improvement of intramuscular fat content.
Palavras-chave: Morphometry
Gestation
Placental efficiency
Pigs
Editor: Theriogenology
Tipo de Acesso: Elsevier Ltd.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.09.007
http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/19624
Data do documento: 12-Set-2017
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