Growth analysis and blood profile in piglets born by embryo transfer

París-Oller, Evelyne; Matás, Carmen; Romar, Raquel; Lopes, Jordana S.; Gadea, Joaquín; Cánovas, Sebastián; Coy, Pilar

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Growth analysis and blood profile in piglets born by embryo transfer

dc.contributor.author	París-Oller, Evelyne
dc.contributor.author	Matás, Carmen
dc.contributor.author	Romar, Raquel
dc.contributor.author	Lopes, Jordana S.
dc.contributor.author	Gadea, Joaquín
dc.contributor.author	Cánovas, Sebastián
dc.contributor.author	Coy, Pilar
dc.contributor.department	Fisiología
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-12T08:31:39Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-12T08:31:39Z
dc.date.created	2022
dc.date.issued	2022
dc.description	©2022. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This document is the Published, version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Research in Veterinary Science. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2021.11.010	es
dc.description.abstract	Assisted reproductive technologies (ART), besides solving several reproductive problems, it has also been used as a tool to improve the animal productivity that is required for feeding the human population. One of these techniques, the embryo transfer (ET), has presented limitations in the porcine species, which could constrain its use in the porcine industry. To clarify the potential of this technique, we aimed to compare the impact of using ET or artificial insemination (AI) on the phenotype of the offspring during its first days of age, in terms of growth and blood parameters. At birth, the body weight was higher for ET-females than AI-females, but this difference was no longer observed at day 15. On day 3, it was observed a higher concentration of red blood cells, haemoglobin, and haematocrit in females-ET and a higher concentration of white blood cells in both ET-derived piglets (males and females) when compared to AI groups. On day 3, the biochemical analysis showed a higher level of albumin for ET-derived males, and a lower level of bilirubin for ET-females than AI controls. However, all values were within the normal ranges. Our results indicate that piglets derived from ET seem to be phenotypically similar to those born by AI, which provides preliminary evidence that the ET procedure is a safe technique, but additional studies beyond 15 days of life are requested to conclude its global impact. Furthermore, the presented reference values of blood parameters in this species are interesting data for the pig industry.	es
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dc.identifier.citation	Research in Veterinary Science (2022) 142
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2021.11.010
dc.identifier.issn	0034-5288
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10201/139265
dc.language	eng	es
dc.publisher	Elsevier	es
dc.relation	Sin financiación externa a la Universidad	es
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	es
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Growth parameters	es
dc.subject	Blood profile	es
dc.subject	Phenotype	es
dc.subject	Embryo transfer	es
dc.subject	Piglets	es
dc.subject.other	CDU::6 - Ciencias aplicadas::61 - Medicina::612 - Fisiología	es
dc.title	Growth analysis and blood profile in piglets born by embryo transfer	es
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication	es