GENOMIC REGULATION OF ESTROUS BEHAVIOR IN DAIRY COWS
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Ramanathan Kasimanickam
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
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Vanmathy Kasimanickam
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
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The expression of estrous behavior by dairy cows has progressively declined over the past several decades. Reduced estrus expression by cows is one of the factors insinuated as the cause for suboptimal fertility. Variation in the expression of estrous behavior within and between cows is associated with alterations in hormone profile particularly circulating steroids, progesterone (P4) and estrogen (E2), concentrations prior to and during estrus. Estradiol acts on the brain by genomic, non-genomic and growth factor-dependent mechanisms to elicit estrus behavior. Progesterone plays a pivotal priming role for full display of estrus. A number of genes expressions were associated with duration and intensity of estrous behavior. A better understanding the gene expression in the hypothalamic-pituitary and ovarian axis in follicular and luteal phase cows, respectively, is critical. This could contribute to improved genomic selection strategies for appropriate expression of estrus behavior.
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