Publications by authors named "Thiago Kan Nishimura"
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- In Experiment 1, PBMCs were collected from healthy and SCE-affected cows on Days 0 and 7 of their estrous cycle to analyze gene expression related to immunity and inflammation.
- In Experiment 2, cows were categorized based on pregnancy status on Day 21 post-artificial insemination, and significant differences in gene expression were found between pregnant and non-pregnant cows, particularly in ISG15 and pro-inflammatory cytokines.
- The results suggest that OAS1 and IL1-β levels increase during diestrus, regardless of SCE, while ISG15 abundance may serve as a reliable indicator of pregnancy success.
We aimed to evaluate the effects of early weaning on the productive and reproductive characteristics of Nelore heifer progeny. Ninety-five calves from primiparous (PRI) and multiparous (MUL) dams were assigned to one of two weaning strategies; 1) early weaning at 150 d (149 ± 1.97) of age (EW; n = 16 from PRI and 31 from MUL); or 2) conventional weaning at 240 d (247 ± 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to evaluate the effects of early weaning (EW) on body composition, hormone concentrations and metabolites, and reproductive performance of Nelore cows in the subsequent breeding season (BS). Suckled cows that became pregnant by timed-AI (TAI) in the 2020-BS were exposed in 2021 to early weaning at 150 d (27 primiparous [PRI] and 74 multiparous [MUL]) or conventional weaning (CW) at 240 d postpartum (30 PRI and 77 MUL). Body weight (BW) and body condition score (BCS) were determined at 2020-BS, EW, CW, prepartum, and 2021-BS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe aimed to compare the effects of use of 1 or 2 mg estradiol benzoate (EB) associated with an intravaginal progesterone (P4) device for resynchronization of ovulation 14 days after timed-AI (TAI) in suckled beef cows. Nelore cows were submitted to a TAI (D0) and on D14, received an intravaginal P4 device and were randomly assigned to EB-1 group [n = 516] or EB-2 group [n = 510], which that received 1 or 2 mg EB, respectively. Also, cows had the ovaries scanned by ultrasound to detect an active CL on D14.
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