Thyroid profile and indicators of lipid metabolism during the early postpartum period in the blood of primiparous cows with different ovarian activity
https://doi.org/10.31043/2410-2733-2019-3-3-10
Abstract
Thyroid hormones can affect the reproductive function of cows by regulating metabolism, primarily fat metabolism. In the current work, a comparative study of the blood content of thyroid hormones and components of the lipid spectrum the 1 week after calving in primiparous cows of the Black Pied breed with different levels of the postpartum depression of the ovarian activity was performed. Evaluation of the functional state of the ovaries was performed 7 weeks after calving based on rectal and ultrasound studies, as well as the progesterone level in the blood. Cows were divided into 3 groups: with active ovaries (group 1; n = 21), with moderate depression of the ovarian activity (group 2; n = 9) and with deep depression of the ovarian activity (group 3; n = 10). The concentration of hormones in the blood serum was measured by ELISA, indicators of lipid metabolism were determined using a biochemical analyzer. One week after calving, the concentration of free and total thyroxine (T4) and free and total triiodothyronine (T3) in the blood was similar in animals with different ovarian activities. At the same time the ratio of free T4 and T3 reached a minimum value in cows of the third group, in which it was 1.9 times lower than in cows of the second group (p <0.05). In addition, the concentration of total cholesterol and phospholipids in the blood of animals of the third group was 1.2-1.4 times lower than that in the first group (p <0.05). In cows of the second and third groups, this concentration correlated with the concentration of free thyroxine (cholesterol: r = 0.60, p <0.01; phospholipids: r = 0.52, p <0.05), and in animals of the third group it also correlated with the concentration of total thyroxine (cholesterol: r = 0.52, p <0.05; phospholipids: r = 0.51, p <0.05). The data obtained indicate that a shift in the ratio of thyroid hormones towards a more active form (triiodothyronine) 1 week after calving may be associated with a decrease in the blood content of the total cholesterol and phospholipids and with a subsequent deep depression of the ovarian functional activity in primiparous cows.
About the Authors
I. Lebedeva
Federal Science Center for Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member L. K. Ernst
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Habil. (Biol. Sci.), Chief Researcher, Head the laboratory
Dubrovitsy 60, Podolsk Municipal District, Moscow Region, 142132
O. Mityashova
Federal Science Center for Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member L. K. Ernst
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD (Biol. Sci.), senior researcher
Dubrovitsy 60, Podolsk Municipal District, Moscow Region, 142132
A. Solomakhin
Federal Science Center for Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member L. K. Ernst
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD (Biol. Sci.), senior researcher
Dubrovitsy 60, Podolsk Municipal District, Moscow Region, 142132
E. Montvila
Federal Science Center for Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member L. K. Ernst
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Junior Researcher
Dubrovitsy 60, Podolsk Municipal District, Moscow Region, 142132
O. Konovalova
Federal Science Center for Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member L. K. Ernst
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Junior Researcher
Dubrovitsy 60, Podolsk Municipal District, Moscow Region, 142132
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Lebedeva I., Mityashova O., Solomakhin A., Montvila E., Konovalova O. Thyroid profile and indicators of lipid metabolism during the early postpartum period in the blood of primiparous cows with different ovarian activity. Genetics and breeding of animals. 2019;(4):3-8. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31043/2410-2733-2019-3-3-10
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