Table 1. Ovarian and follicle phenotypic measurements for Low A4 and High A4 cows.
Item | Low A41 | High A42 | SEM | P-value |
Follicle aspirations3 | ||||
n | 11 | 15 | ||
Follicle diameter, mm | 13.38 | 13.27 | 1.18 | 0.90 |
Follicular fluid, mL | 1.57 | 0.98 | 0.41 | 0.08 |
Ovariectomies4 | ||||
n | 28 | 36 | ||
Follicle diameter, mm | 14.21 | 15.01 | 0.75 | 0.30 |
Follicular fluid, mL | 1.09 | 1.33 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
Theca cell weight, g | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.23 |
Granulosa cell weight, g | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.24 |
Theca:Granulosa weight | 1.20 | 1.83 | 0.30 | 0.05 |
Ovarian area, mm2 | 629 | 684 | 46 | 0.25 |
Ovarian weight, g | 7.27 | 8.13 | 0.72 | 0.29 |
Surface AFC5 | 53 | 46 | 4 | 0.19 |
Ultrasound AFC5 | 28 | 31 | 2 | 0.26 |
Ovarian area, mm2 | 629 | 684 | 46 | 0.25 |
Dominant follicle follicular fluid A4 concentration of <20 ng/mL.
Dominant follicle follicular fluid A4 concentration of >40 ng/mL.
Follicle aspirations were taken 12–48 hours after two injections of Prostaglandin F2alpha (PG).
Ovariectomies were conducted after modified cosynch protocol 36 hours after PG.
Where AFC = antral follicle count.