Positive relationship of rectal temperature at fixed timed artificial insemination on pregnancy outcomes in beef cattle.
J Anim Sci
; 100(7)2022 Jul 01.
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Reproductive efficiency remains a major challenge for beef producers with 35% to 55% of females failing to become pregnant after a single insemination. While basis for failure is multi-factorial, heightened estrus activity matters for pregnancy outcomes, even when synchronizing ovulation for fixed time artificial insemination. Body temperature increases of 1.5 °C+ are common during estrus. We hypothesize that higher estrous-associated temperatures (HEAT) at/near insemination are functionally important to maximize pregnancy outcomes. Elevated temperatures equivalent to what is observed in females exhibiting HEAT have been shown to induce oocyte meiotic resumption. An acute episode of hyperthermia after the LH surge alters intrafollicular components known to potentiate ovulation and affect the oocyte. Effort to examine the relationship of rectal temperature at fixed time artificial insemination with pregnancy outcomes in a breeding season with expected pregnancy rates >50% represents a next step in the continuum of hypothesis testing. The positive relationship of rectal temperature at insemination with pregnancy outcomes that was discovered adds to foundational knowledge. Because the degree of hyperthermia is related to highest pregnancy outcomes, a case is made for HEAT to be biologically and functionally important to maximize pregnancy outcomes in cattle.
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