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ArticleReproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene2025

Investigation of the Effect of Asprosin Level on Fertility Success and Oxidative Stress in Simmental Cows.

Rahmi Köse, Serkan Ali Akarsu, Serdal Kurt, Hakan Serin, Mehmet Akif Aydın, Ahmet Karahanlı, Gamze Uçak, Ahmet Yörü

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Article in Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Rahmi KöseDepartment of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Serkan Ali AkarsuDepartment of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4450-6540
Serdal KurtDepartment of Veterinary, Elbistan Vocational School, Kahramanmaras Istiklal University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
Hakan SerinDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey.
Mehmet Akif AydınDepartment of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey.
Ahmet KarahanlıDepartment of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Gamze UçakDepartment of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Ahmet YörüDepartment of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.

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Atatürk Üniversitesi TYL-2023-13244
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asprosin, a protein hormone that regulates hunger and glucose homeostasis, is produced by white adipose tissue. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of asprosin level on fertility and oxidative stress parameters in Simmental cows. In the study, 44 Simmental multiparous cows were used. PRID was used to synchronise the animals. Blood samples were obtained from the cattle on the day of artificial insemination, and the amount of asprosin was measured. Animals were divided into two groups: a low asprosin (LA) group and a high asprosin (HA) group. On day 25, blood samples were taken, and pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG2), total antioxidant level (TAS) and total oxidant level (TOS) were measured using commercial kits. Ultrasonography was used to diagnose pregnancy on day 45. The TAS level at day 25 was higher in the HA group than the TAS level at the beginning of the study (p = 0.007). The TOS level at the beginning of the study was higher in the HA group than in the LA group (p = 0.017). The TOS level of cows in the LA group on day 25 was significantly higher than the TOS level at the beginning of the study (p = 0.028). In conclusion, asprosin levels in cows affected oxidative stress parameters. According to receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analysis, there was a strong correlation between TOS and asprosin, and it was concluded that cows with HA values may be exposed to oxidative stress.

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AdipokinesFertilityFibrillin-1Oxidative StressPregnancy ProteinsAnimalsAntioxidantsAspartic Acid EndopeptidasesCattleFemaleHomeostasisHungerInsemination, ArtificialPregnancyAdipokinesAntioxidantsAspartic Acid EndopeptidasesFibrillin-1pregnancy-associated glycoprotein 2Pregnancy Proteinsartificial inseminationasprosincowoxidative stresspregnancy

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PMCPMC11855258

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