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HEIFER, NUTRITION, PUBERTY, WEAN, METABOLIC, BEEF, COW, Accepted Manuscript,

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...Accepted Manuscript Influence of nutrition, body condition, and metabolic status
on reproduction in female beef cattle: A review M.J....
...This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for
publication....
...MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTED ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT 1 Influence of nutrition, body
condition, and metabolic status 1 on reproduction in 2 female beef cattle: A review
3 M.J....
...Baruselli 2, G. Campanile 3 4 5 1 School of Life and Environmental Sciences,
Faculty of Science, The University of 6 7 Sydney, Camden, New South Wales,
Australia 8 2 Department of Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and
Zootecnia, 9 10 University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil 11 3 Department of
Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples 12 13 Federico II,
Naples, Italy 14 15 16 Correspondence: Giuseppe Campanile (giucampa@unina.it) 17
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, Federico 18 II University
of Naples, V. Delpino 1, Naples, Italy 19 20 KEY WORDS nutrition, metabolic status,
reproduction, female beef cattle 21 22 ABSTRACT 23 Nutrition is of fundamental
importance in reproductive function of female beef cattle....
...In heifers, LW at weaning and average daily gain (ADG) after weaning 27
determines age and LW at puberty, and subsequent lifetime fertility....
...Nutrition establishes systemic metabolic homeostasis....
...The release of GnRH and function of the reproductive MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTED
ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT 2 endocrine system is determined by the balance of positive
signals 32 (IGF1, leptin) and 33 negative signals (Ghrelin) at GnRH neurons....
...Nutrition controls the levels of metabolic hormones (leptin, IGF1, Ghrelin) 38
and metabolic factors (FAs) and both have major roles in reproduction in female
beef 39 cattle....
...Optimal timing 55 of puberty in beef heifers requires an ADG of 0.6 to 0.7
kg/day [7]....
...MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTED ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT 3 In heifers [10,11] and cows [12,13]
nutrition determines 56 systemic metabolic 57 homeostasis and it also regulates the
ratio of adipose tissue and muscle....
...Nelore (Bos indicus) heifers 79 that reached puberty had a higher reproductive
tract score (RTS) compared with heifers 80 that had not reached puberty [9,23]....
...Other studies in beef heifers reported that RTS at MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTED ACCEPTED
MANUSCRIPT 4 first mating was associated with a higher pregnancy rate, greater calf
81 weaning weight, 82 and higher re-conception at the second mating [24,25]....
...Bos indicus (Brahman) heifers on improved pastures achieved puberty at an 89
earlier age than heifers on standard pastures [11]....
...Improved nutrition after weaning reduced age at puberty in Nelore heifers 92
genetically selected for delayed puberty; however, puberty still occurred later
than in 93 heifers genetically selected for early puberty [29]....
...In MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTED ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT 5 an example of the stair-step
program, heifers received a high concentrate 106 diet from 107 weaning (around 3.5
months) to 6.5 months, a restricted high-forage diet from 6.5 to 9 108 months, and
a high concentrate diet from 9.5 to 11.5 months [35]....