Effect of serum anti‐Müllerian hormone levels on the superovulation response in Holstein heifers

Author:

Yildiz Mehmet1ORCID,Bastan Ilktan2ORCID,Guler Sohret3ORCID,Cetin Yunus4ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Van Yuzuncu Yil University Van Türkiye

2. Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Burdur Türkiye

3. Genetics and Embryo Technologies Application and Research Center Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Burdur Türkiye

4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Burdur Türkiye

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundAnti‐Müllerian hormone (AMH) holds potential as a biomarker for assessing the superovulation (SO) response in cattle. Nonetheless, there exists scant information regarding this aspect in the literature concerning dairy heifers. Given this gap, our objective is to explore the viability of AMH as an indicator for gauging the SO response specifically in Holstein heifers. Furthermore, our aim encompasses examining the variations in AMH levels within the same individuals before and after undergoing SO.MethodsThe study included 41 Holstein heifers. All heifers were superovulated and blood samples were taken both before and after the SO protocol.ResultsThe findings revealed that the mean values of serum AMH concentrations before and after SO were 0.122 ng/mL (0.093–0.248 ng/mL) and 0.119 ng/mL (0.084–0.170 ng/mL), respectively. AMH concentrations in heifers were stratified into low (<0.106 ng/mL), medium (0.107–0.126 ng/mL) and high (>0.127 ng/mL) categories both before and after SO.ConclusionsThere was no significant correlation between AMH levels in the heifers both before and after SO treatment with the number of follicles, corpora lutea, total embryos collected or embryos transferred (> 0.05). Furthermore, this study showed that serum AMH concentrations in Holstein heifers did not change after SO treatment. In this study, as AMH levels in Holstein heifers were in a narrow range, a relationship between AMH and SO response could not be determined. In future studies, we believe that it would be more useful to plan more studies in Holstein donor heifers, taking into account the number of animals and AMH levels.

Publisher

Wiley

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