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Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 80 No. 4 640-645
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Comparative Effects of Recombinant Ovine Placental Lactogen and Bovine Growth Hormone on Galactopoiesis in Ewes

S. H. Min 1, D.D.S. Mackenzie 1, S. N. McCutcheon 1, B. H. Breier 2, and P. D. Gluckman 2

1 Department of Animal Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
2 Research Center for Developmental Medicine and Biology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

The effects of recombinant ovine placental lactogen and bovine growth hormone on milk yield, milk composition, and concentrations of blood hormones and metabolites were compared in ewes during an established lactation. Beginning on d 17 of lactation, ewes were treated for 5 d with twice daily subcutaneous injections of ovine placental lactogen (n = 9), bovine growth hormone (n = 10) at a dose of 0.10 mg/d per kg of body weight, or saline (n = 10). Circulating concentrations of ovine placental lactogen were 24.6 ± 1.6 ng/ml on d 5 for ewes treated with ovine placental lactogen, but concentrations of ovine placental lactogen were undetectable in ewes treated with either saline or bovine growth hormone. Treatment with bovine growth hormone increased circulating concentrations of growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor-I, and nonesterified fatty acids and decreased urea concentrations relative to those in ewes treated with ovine placental lactogen or saline. Compared with saline treatment, no parameters were affected by treatment with ovine placental lactogen. Treatment with bovine growth hormone or ovine placental lactogen treatment had no significant effects on plasma concentrations of insulin, glucose, or creatinine. Treatment with bovine growth hormone, but not ovine placental lactogen, increased yields of milk, fat, and lactose. Weight of the mammary gland was increased by bovine growth hormone, but not by ovine placental lactogen. Despite the fact that ovine placental lactogen is a potent somatogen, it does not appear to exhibit the same galactopoietic activity as bovine growth hormone in lactating ewes.

Key Words: milk yield • ewes • ovine placental lactogen • growth hormone

Submitted on December 27, 1995
Accepted on August 8, 1996




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