Effect of n-3 PUFA rich fish oil supplementation on the reproductive performance of seasonally acyclic goats

DUSHYANT YADAV; AMIT KUMAR SINGH; AAMIR SALAM TEELI; PUNEETH KUMAR; BRIJESH KUMAR; SANJAY KUMAR SINGH; HARENDRA KUMAR; GYANENDRA SINGH; SACHIN KUMAR; BHAWANA TYAGI; MED RAM VERMA; NARAYANAN KRISHNASWAMY

doi:10.56093/ijans.v89i8.93015

Authors

DUSHYANT YADAV PhD Scholar, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
AMIT KUMAR SINGH Research Associate, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
AAMIR SALAM TEELI MVSc Scholar, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
PUNEETH KUMAR 4PhD Scholar, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
BRIJESH KUMAR Scientist, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
SANJAY KUMAR SINGH ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
HARENDRA KUMAR Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
GYANENDRA SINGH Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
SACHIN KUMAR Research Associate, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
BHAWANA TYAGI Scientist, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
MED RAM VERMA Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
NARAYANAN KRISHNASWAMY ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v89i8.93015

Keywords:

Fertility, Fish oil, Goat, Non-breeding season, Palm oil, PGFM, PUFA

Abstract

In the present study, effect of dietary supplementation of fish oil during the non-breeding season on the reproductive performance of the goats was investigated. Experimental does were fed an isocaloric diet of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) rich fish (FO; n=12) or palm oil (PO; n=12) for 71 days. Periodical ovarian scanning for 21 days from the day of supplementation (day 0) confirmed acyclicity. Estrus induction was done by intra-vaginal progesterone (P4) sponge for 14 days from day 22 to 35 of supplementation. Dietary FO did not affect serum P4 throughout the period of supplementation. Ovarian scanning studies revealed that neither the number of surface follicles nor the diameter of largest surface follicle was significantly different between the groups at any point of supplementation. Similarly, the concentration of serum estradiol (E2) and P4 on the day of induced estrus was comparable between the groups. However, supplementation of FO decreased the PGFM significantly on day 16â€“18 post-estrus. In conclusion, supplementation of EPA and DHA rich FO for about 10 weeks inhibited the endometrial PGF2Î± production during the luteolytic window at induced estrus; however, it did not improve the ovarian function and fertility in the seasonally acyclic goat.

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