This review aims to clarify some aspects of early buffalo reproduction and ovarian activity with special regard to corpus luteum activity. Puberty has been regarded as a complex event that is signalled by the first cyclic progesterone secretion > 1 ng/ml, in tight relation to other hormones such as LH and GH. Corpus luteum activity has been described in relation to the peculiarities of the oestrus cycle of the species, such as seasonal reproductive aptitude and the bull effect. The importance of CL in pregnancy establishment and maintenance has also been revised in the light of the results of the latest research about embryo mortality in buffalo.
Understanding the function of the corpus luteum and the onset of puberty in buffalo / Campanile, Giuseppe; Vecchio, Domenico; Baruselli, P. S.; DI PALO, Rossella; Neglia, Gianluca; D’Occhio, M. J.; Zicarelli, Luigi. - In: PERSPECTIVES IN AGRICULTURE, VETERINARY SCIENCE, NUTRITION AND NATURAL RESOURCES. - ISSN 1749-8848. - ELETTRONICO. - 4:002(2009), pp. 1-8. [10.1079/PAVSNNR20094002]
Understanding the function of the corpus luteum and the onset of puberty in buffalo
CAMPANILE, GIUSEPPE;VECCHIO, DOMENICO;DI PALO, ROSSELLA;NEGLIA, GIANLUCA;ZICARELLI, LUIGI
2009
Abstract
This review aims to clarify some aspects of early buffalo reproduction and ovarian activity with special regard to corpus luteum activity. Puberty has been regarded as a complex event that is signalled by the first cyclic progesterone secretion > 1 ng/ml, in tight relation to other hormones such as LH and GH. Corpus luteum activity has been described in relation to the peculiarities of the oestrus cycle of the species, such as seasonal reproductive aptitude and the bull effect. The importance of CL in pregnancy establishment and maintenance has also been revised in the light of the results of the latest research about embryo mortality in buffalo.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
