Growth Parameters and Growth-Related Hormone Profile in a Herd of Cattle up to 4 Years of Age Derived from Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are routinely used in livestock to generate animals of high genetic value. Despite representing an outstanding accomplishment, recent studies suggest differences in health, fertility, and gestational length of in vitro-produced compared to in vivo-derived ani...
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| author | Sonia Heras Jordana Sena Lopes Armando Quintero-Moreno Jon Romero-Aguirregomezcorta Sebastian Canovas Raquel Romar Pilar Coy |
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| description | Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are routinely used in livestock to generate animals of high genetic value. Despite representing an outstanding accomplishment, recent studies suggest differences in health, fertility, and gestational length of in vitro-produced compared to in vivo-derived animals. Currently, there are no data available on the long-term effects of ART on growth and development. This observational study aimed to understand the relationship between growth and growth-influencing hormones in a herd of cattle derived from artificial insemination (AI) or from in vitro-produced embryos either with BSA (C-IVP) or with reproductive fluids (RF-IVP) as a protein source in culture. Cortisol was associated positively with weight in AI and negatively with body length in males. Thyroxine decreased with age, and it was positively associated with thoracic circumference in RF-IVP. Insulin-like growth factor-1 was greater in RF-IVP than in C-IVP, and it was positively associated with body length and withers height. Growth hormone was greater in females than in males and RF-IVP compared to AI and C-IVP. In conclusion, we present here the first datasets on growth parameters and growth-influencing hormones in cattle from birth to 4 years of age without observing major evidence of differences depending on the embryo origin. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-448847e32f53452391168e8a5fa6bb5e2025-08-20T02:52:48ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152025-02-0115563110.3390/ani15050631Growth Parameters and Growth-Related Hormone Profile in a Herd of Cattle up to 4 Years of Age Derived from Assisted Reproductive TechnologiesSonia Heras0Jordana Sena Lopes1Armando Quintero-Moreno2Jon Romero-Aguirregomezcorta3Sebastian Canovas4Raquel Romar5Pilar Coy6Physiology of Reproduction Group, Department of Physiology, IMIB-Pascual Parrilla, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, SpainPhysiology of Reproduction Group, Department of Physiology, IMIB-Pascual Parrilla, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, SpainPhysiology of Reproduction Group, Department of Physiology, IMIB-Pascual Parrilla, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, SpainPhysiology of Reproduction Group, Department of Physiology, IMIB-Pascual Parrilla, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, SpainPhysiology of Reproduction Group, Department of Physiology, IMIB-Pascual Parrilla, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, SpainPhysiology of Reproduction Group, Department of Physiology, IMIB-Pascual Parrilla, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, SpainPhysiology of Reproduction Group, Department of Physiology, IMIB-Pascual Parrilla, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, SpainAssisted reproductive technologies (ART) are routinely used in livestock to generate animals of high genetic value. Despite representing an outstanding accomplishment, recent studies suggest differences in health, fertility, and gestational length of in vitro-produced compared to in vivo-derived animals. Currently, there are no data available on the long-term effects of ART on growth and development. This observational study aimed to understand the relationship between growth and growth-influencing hormones in a herd of cattle derived from artificial insemination (AI) or from in vitro-produced embryos either with BSA (C-IVP) or with reproductive fluids (RF-IVP) as a protein source in culture. Cortisol was associated positively with weight in AI and negatively with body length in males. Thyroxine decreased with age, and it was positively associated with thoracic circumference in RF-IVP. Insulin-like growth factor-1 was greater in RF-IVP than in C-IVP, and it was positively associated with body length and withers height. Growth hormone was greater in females than in males and RF-IVP compared to AI and C-IVP. In conclusion, we present here the first datasets on growth parameters and growth-influencing hormones in cattle from birth to 4 years of age without observing major evidence of differences depending on the embryo origin.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/5/631animal healthassisted reproductive technologiescattlegrowth parametersgrowth-related hormoneslong-term impact |
| spellingShingle | Sonia Heras Jordana Sena Lopes Armando Quintero-Moreno Jon Romero-Aguirregomezcorta Sebastian Canovas Raquel Romar Pilar Coy Growth Parameters and Growth-Related Hormone Profile in a Herd of Cattle up to 4 Years of Age Derived from Assisted Reproductive Technologies Animals animal health assisted reproductive technologies cattle growth parameters growth-related hormones long-term impact |
| title | Growth Parameters and Growth-Related Hormone Profile in a Herd of Cattle up to 4 Years of Age Derived from Assisted Reproductive Technologies |
| title_full | Growth Parameters and Growth-Related Hormone Profile in a Herd of Cattle up to 4 Years of Age Derived from Assisted Reproductive Technologies |
| title_fullStr | Growth Parameters and Growth-Related Hormone Profile in a Herd of Cattle up to 4 Years of Age Derived from Assisted Reproductive Technologies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Growth Parameters and Growth-Related Hormone Profile in a Herd of Cattle up to 4 Years of Age Derived from Assisted Reproductive Technologies |
| title_short | Growth Parameters and Growth-Related Hormone Profile in a Herd of Cattle up to 4 Years of Age Derived from Assisted Reproductive Technologies |
| title_sort | growth parameters and growth related hormone profile in a herd of cattle up to 4 years of age derived from assisted reproductive technologies |
| topic | animal health assisted reproductive technologies cattle growth parameters growth-related hormones long-term impact |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/5/631 |
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