Author(s)

J. T. Jaques^1,2, R. C. Cardoso¹, J. Chachere¹, S. Sinha³, R. Seery², A. A. Wilkes⁴, D. Forrest¹, C. R. Looney^5*

¹Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
²Applied BioSciences, College Station, TX, USA.
³Department of Statistics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
⁴Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
⁵University of Arkansas System, Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, Southwest Research and Extension Center, Hope, AR, USA.

The objective of this study was to determine the relationship of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) to ova production in various breeds of cattle in an embryo transfer program. Various factors that were evaluated included breed type, age, weight, body condition and flush history as to their influence on total ova recovery. The superovulation regimen called for CIDR (Controlled Internal Drug Release) insertion and a 2 cc injection of Combo (25 mg progesterone and 1.25 mg of estradiol per mL (2 cc IM injection)) on day 0. Day 4, FSH treatments were initiated in both AM and PM with decreasing amounts over the next four days. Day 6, along with FSH, prostaglandin was given in the AM and PM. On Day 7, a final FSH injection and CIDR removal were done in the AM. This resulted in estrus and AI on day 8 and collection of ova on day 15. Results were drawn from analyzing 369 animals; Angus n = 25, Black Brangus n = 43, Red Brangus n = 53, Brahman n = 103, Beefmaster n = 112, and Wagyu n = 33. Age of donors ranged from 1.6 years to 15.4 years at collection with an average age of 7.16 years of age. Analysis of results demonstrated that age clearly had a significant (P < 0.05) effect on the total ova production and that breed did not have a significant influence (P > 0.05) on ova production. More importantly, we observed the total ova production was significantly (P < 0.05) associated with the AMH concentration (the greater the AMH concentration, the greater number of ova per flush).

AMH, Ova, Superovulation, FSH, Prostaglandin

Jaques, J. , Cardoso, R. , Chachere, J. , Sinha, S. , Seery, R. , Wilkes, A. , Forrest, D. and Looney, C. (2020) Using Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) as a Predictor of Ova Production for Bovine Embryo Transfer. Advances in Reproductive Sciences, 8, 36-47. doi: 10.4236/arsci.2020.81004.