Sazonalidade Da Temperatura Retal e Da Taxa de Concepção de Vacas Jersey
Sazonalidade Da Temperatura Retal e Da Taxa de Concepção de Vacas Jersey
Sazonalidade Da Temperatura Retal e Da Taxa de Concepção de Vacas Jersey
LEITEIRAS1
Gabriela Lucia Bonato2, Marcello Barros Leite2, Mayara Oliveira2, Carla Cristian Campos2, Ricarda Maria
dos Santos2*
1
Recebido para publicação em 12/12/13. Aceito para publicação em 20/05/14.
2
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Ipameri, GO, Brasil.
*Autor correspondente: ricasantos@famev.ufu.br
ABSTRACT: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of seasonality on the
rectal temperature (RT) and conception rate (CR) of dairy cows kept in confinement, as well as
the effect of rectal temperature (RT) on conception rate (CR). Three hundred thirty-three lactating
cows, from a commercial farm located in Itaúna, MG, were inseminated. Data were collected from
January 2008 to December 2009, based on calving date, rectal temperature at the time of artificial
insemination (AI) and pregnancy diagnosis. The pregnancy diagnosis was performed 40 days after
AI. The effect of season at the time of AI in the RT was evaluated by variance analysis. The effects
of the RT class (RT below or above average) at the time of AI and the season of AI on conception
rate were analyzed by logistic regression. The RT average for cows was 38.66°C. Cows with RT
above 38.66°C showed a lower conception rate (32.52 vs. 43.31%, P<0.05) than the cows with RT
below 38.66°C. There was no effect of seasonality on RT, but a tendency (P=0.09) of the seasonality
affecting the conception rate (fall-winter = 39.91% vs. spring-summer = 30.83%) was detected. It
was concluded that Jersey cows with high rectal temperature show lower conception rate.
DOI: 10.17523/bia.v71n2p143 B. Indústr. Anim., Nova Odessa,v.71, n.2, p.143-146, 2014 143
SAZONALIDADE DA TEMPERATURA RETAL E DA TAXA DE CONCEPÇÃO...
Tabela 2. Efeito da estação do ano sobre a taxa de concepção e temperatura retal média aferida no momento da
inseminação artificial em vacas Jersey
Estação do Ano Taxa de Concepção (%) Temperatura Retal Média (°C)
Primavera-verão (n=120) 30,83 38,67
Outono- inverno (n=213) 39,91 38,65
Valor de P 0,09 0,63
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