Bibliographic citations
Deza, H., (2019). Condición corporal en el periparto y su relación con capacidad inmune y desempeño reproductivo en alpacas (Vicugna pacos) [Tesis, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/4147
Deza, H., Condición corporal en el periparto y su relación con capacidad inmune y desempeño reproductivo en alpacas (Vicugna pacos) [Tesis]. : Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina; 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/4147
@phdthesis{renati/247158,
title = "Condición corporal en el periparto y su relación con capacidad inmune y desempeño reproductivo en alpacas (Vicugna pacos)",
author = "Deza Calsin, Hugo Wenceslao",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina",
year = "2019"
}
In the present study, were evaluated the effect of the body condition score in the peripartum on the immune capacity (experiment 1) and the effect of the body condition score in the peripartum on the reproductive performance (experiment 2). In both experiments, multiparous alpacas were classified according to their body condition score (BCS), in high (> 3.5), medium (2.5 - 3.5) and low (<2.5) BCS. In experiment 1, the BCS of the alpacas (n = 45) was evaluated at 7 days before parturition, at parturition and 7 days after parturition, blood samples were simultaneously taken to evaluate the chemotactic and phagocytic capacity of neutrophils, and to determine concentrations of β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) and non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA). In experiment 2, the BCS of the alpacas (n = 117) was evaluated at 4 weeks before parturition, at parturition, at the mating moment, and in pregnancy diagnoses (28 and 65 days after mating). Uterine health and follicular development were evaluated at 24 ± 5 days postpartum, corpus luteum development and ovulatory rate at 7 days post-mating, and pregnancy diagnosis at 14, 28 and 65 days. For the statistical analysis a randomized complete design with factorial arrangement was used. In the first experiment, the body condition score did not have effect (P > 0.05) on the immune capacity response or serum levels of BHB and NEFA, but there was effect (P < 0.05) of the time of evaluation, observing that the chemotaxis and phagocytosis decrease at prepartum, have their worst performance at parturition, and significantly improve in the postpartum period. There was not difference (P > 0.05) in serum NEFA levels, due to the effect of BCS, time of evaluation or the interaction of both. Serum BHB concentrations were higher at prepartum and parturition, and decreased significantly in the postpartum period (P < 0.05). In the second experiment, the BCS of all experimental groups decreased, from parturition to the time of early pregnancy diagnosis (28 days) and recovered towards 65 days of gestation. Uterine health, follicular development and corpus luteum development were not seriously affected by the alpacas BCS. The greatest effect of body condition was observed on the ovulatory rate, which was higher (P < 0.05) in alpacas with low and medium BCS, compared to high BCS; and on the pregnancy rate at 28 and 65 days, being higher (P < 0.05) in alpacas with high and medium BCS, and lower in low BCS. Serum progesterone levels were similar (P > 0.05) in the three experimental groups. The change in the BCS between prepartum and parturition, and between parturition and mating did not have effect (P> 0.05) on the reproductive variables evaluated in the present study.
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