Table 6. Reproductive parameters of Holstein x Gyr crossbred heifers on a rotational grazing system Panicum maximum cv. Mombaça pasture.
Item1 | Supplement2 | SEM3 | P-Value4 | |||||
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CON | S12CP | S24CP | CON × SUP | S12CP × S24CP | PER | TR × PER | ||
Follicles visualized, no | 13.31 | 12.83 | 17.89 | 1.100 | 0.273 | 0.016 | 0.992 | 0.998 |
Oocytes recovered, no | 10.68 | 12.15 | 14.79 | 1.129 | 0.132 | 0.257 | 0.956 | 0.967 |
Recovery rate, % | 83.92 | 99.31 | 87.95 | 7.395 | 0.306 | 0.298 | 0.919 | 0.066 |
Viable oocytes, no | 6.07 | 5.39 | 7.25 | 1.572 | 0.926 | 0.420 | 0.007 | 0.547 |
Viable oocytes/Oocytes recovered, % | 50.64 | 44.34 | 40.17 | 3.651 | 0.078 | 0.398 | 0.081 | 0.090 |
Cleaved Oocytes, no | 2.81 | 1.53 | 2.51 | 0.406 | 0.099 | 0.082 | 0.666 | 0.528 |
CR, % | 47.17 | 23.92 | 36.71 | 5.716 | 0.017 | 0.102 | 0.676 | 0.359 |
IVPE, no | 1.66 | 0.27 | 1.33 | 0.281 | 0.016 | 0.011 | 0.845 | 0.721 |
Blastocysts/Cleaved oocytes, % | 58.30 | 15.26 | 44.57 | 9.436 | 0.019 | 0.055 | 0.214 | 0.666 |
1CR = cleavage rate; IVPE = in vitro produced embryos.
2CON = not supplemented; S12CP: supplemented with concentrate containing 12% CP; S24CP: supplemented with concentrate containing 24% CP.
3Standard error of the mean.
4CON × SUP = effect of supplementation; S12CP × S24CP = effect between protein levels in the supplement; PER = effect of period; TR×PER = interaction effect between supplementation and period