| | SLO | ENG | Cookies and privacy

Bigger font | Smaller font

Show document Help

Title:Spolno razmerje potomstva pri govedu glede na prehranjenost matere : magistrsko delo
Authors:ID Belšak, Janez (Author)
ID Skok, Janko (Mentor) More about this mentor... New window
ID Jeretina, Janez (Comentor)
ID Prevolnik Povše, Maja (Comentor)
Files:.pdf MAG_Belsak_Janez_2023.pdf (1,31 MB)
MD5: 3DD69350600E6C80E16FB00C33318604
 
Language:Slovenian
Work type:Master's thesis/paper
Typology:2.09 - Master's Thesis
Organization:FKBV - Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Abstract:V živinoreji se pri potomcih pogosto favorizira določen spol. Dandanes se za namen produkcije željenega spola potomca uporabljajo izključno biotehnološke metode, predvsem seksirano seme. Vendar pa poznamo tudi biološke mehanizme, ki pod določenimi okoljskimi pogoji, na primer razpoložljivost virov in prehranska preskrba samice, povzročajo odklon spolnega razmerja pri potomstvu. V nalogi smo na podlagi podatkov Centralne podatkovne zbirke Govedo iskali povezavo med prehranjenostjo krav, predvsem na osnovi oskrbe z energijo, ocenjene posredno prek sestave mleka, in spolnim razmerjem potomstva. Ocena prehranjenosti je temeljila na razmerju med mlečnimi maščobami in beljakovinami ter na vsebnosti sečnine v mleku v obdobju od 7 do 14 dni pred uspešno osemenitvijo. Uporabili smo podatke krav različnih pasem, vključenih v kontrolo prireje od leta 2009 do 2022. Izhodiščni podatkovni set je skupno vseboval podatke za 51.766 kontrol prireje mleka od skupno 43.261 krav molznic iz 4.227 rej. Podatkov o količini sečnine v mleku smo imeli za 39.437 kontrol, podatke o številu somatskih celic (ŠSC) v mleku pa za 50.226 živali, od tega je imelo 23.300 živali ŠSC pod 150.000. ŠSC nad 150.000 nakazuje na začetek vnetnih procesov v vimenu, ki lahko pomembno vpliva na sestavo mleka, zato smo takšne živali obravnavali posebej. Rezultati kažejo, da imajo živali z nižjim razmerjem med mlečnimi maščobami in beljakovinami značilno večji delež moških potomcev, živali z visokim razmerjem pa večji delež ženskih potomcev. Krave z nizkimi in srednjimi vrednostmi sečnine v mleku imajo značilno višji delež ženskih potomcev. Živali, ki so boljše energijsko oskrbljene, imajo torej večji delež moških potomcev, pri živalih s slabšo energijsko oskrbljenostjo pa se kaže nasprotna tendenca. V vseh primerih so imele živali s ŠSC >150.000 moško odklonjeno spolno razmerje potomstva. Rezultati deloma potrjujejo Trivers-Willardovo hipotezo, ki implicira žensko odklonjeno spolno razmerje potomcev krav s slabšo preskrbljenostjo (energetsko bilanco), kar je pri poliginih živalih evolucijsko smotrnejše in rezultira z višjim biološkim fitnesom. Rezultati raziskave nakazujejo možnost uporabe prilagajanja krmnega obroka v obdobju pred osemenitvijo kot sorazmerno enostavnega načina manipulacije spolnega razmerja pri kravah molznicah
Keywords:govedo, spolno razmerje, prehranjenost, sestava mleka, teorija dodelitve spola
Place of publishing:Maribor
Place of performance:Maribor
Publisher:J. Belšak
Year of publishing:2023
Number of pages:1 spletni vir (1 datoteka PDF (VI, 37 str., [1] str. pril.))
PID:20.500.12556/DKUM-85863 New window
UDC:636.2.082/.084:637.127(043)=163.6
COBISS.SI-ID:167796227 New window
Publication date in DKUM:10.10.2023
Views:721
Downloads:55
Metadata:XML DC-XML DC-RDF
Categories:FKBV
:
Copy citation
  
Average score:(0 votes)
Your score:Voting is allowed only for logged in users.
Share:Bookmark and Share



Hover the mouse pointer over a document title to show the abstract or click on the title to get all document metadata.

Licences

License:CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Link:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Description:The most restrictive Creative Commons license. This only allows people to download and share the work for no commercial gain and for no other purposes.
Licensing start date:15.09.2023

Secondary language

Language:English
Title:Offspring ratio in cattle in accordance with maternal nutrition
Abstract:In livestock production, offspring of a particular sex are often preferred. Nowadays, solely biotechnological methods are used, especially sexed semen, in order to produce offspring of a preferred sex. However, there are also biological mechanisms that cause a deviation in the sex ratio of the offspring under certain environmental conditions, such as the availability of resources and the nutritional status of the female. Using data from the Slovenian Central Cattle Breeding Database, we analysed the relationship between cow nutritional status, estimated indirectly through the energy balance based on milk composition, and the sex ratio of the offspring. Cow nutritional status was estimated from the fat:protein ratio and the urea content measured in milk in the period from 7 to 14 days before successful insemination. Data set comprised cows of different breeds that underwent regular milk recording from 2009 to 2022. The original dataset contained data for a total of 51,766 milk recordings from a total of 43,261 dairy cows from 4,227 farms. Data on milk urea content was available for 39,437 animals and data on somatic cells count (SSC) for 50,226 animals, of which 23,300 had SSC below 150,000. SSC above 150,000 indicates the onset of inflammatory processes in the udder that can significantly affect milk composition, therefore, we analysed such animals separately. The results show that cows with a lower milk fat: protein ratio have a greater proportion of male offspring, while cows with a high ratio have a greater proportion of female offspring. Cows with low to medium milk urea levels had a greater proportion of female offspring. Animals with a better energy supply thus had a higher proportion of male offspring, while the opposite tendency was observed in animals with a lower energy supply. In all cases, animals with SSC over 150.00 had generally male-biased offspring sex ratio. The results at least partially support the Trivers-Willard hypothesis that the sex ratio of offspring from cows with poorer nutritional status (energy balance) is more likely to be female-biased, resulting in higher biological fitness in polygynous animals. The results suggest that adjusting the diet in the period before insemination could be a relatively simple way of manipulating offspring sex ratio in dairy cows.
Keywords:cattle, sex ratio, nutrition, composition of milk, theory of sex assignment


Comments

Leave comment

You must log in to leave a comment.

Comments (0)
0 - 0 / 0
 
There are no comments!

Back
Logos of partners University of Maribor University of Ljubljana University of Primorska University of Nova Gorica