ORIGINAL_ARTICLE Comparison of PUFA profiles in the blood and in follicular fluid and its association with follicular dynamics after PGF2α induced luteolysis in dairy cows The objectives of the present study were to examine the fatty acid (FA) profiles in serum and in the follicular fluid (FF) and the association between polyunsaturated fatty acid level (PUFA) and follicular growth dynamics following induced luteolysis in dairy cows. A total of 29 dairy cows (CL>25mm, follicle≈15mm) at d0 (start of the experiment) were submitted to ultrasound guided transvaginal follicular aspiration for FF collection from the largest follicle and were injected with 500 μg of cloprostenol. The cows were subdivided into Group A1 (n=11) and Group A2 (n=8) resuming follicular growth either from a secondary follicle less than or larger than 8.5mm, respectively, present at the moment of aspiration and Group A0 (n=10) not resuming follicular growth. Follicular development was monitored daily by ultrasonography until the next dominant follicle reached ≈15mm and was subsequently punctured in Group A1 and A2 (d1). Serum and FF samples for FA determination were taken at d0 from all cows and at d1 in Group A1 and A2. No differences were observed between the FA profile in serum nor in FF between sampling days. Regarding the PUFA levels, the serum linoleic acid (C18:2n6) levels at d0 and d1 were significantly higher than in FF, while alpha linolenic acid (C18:3n3) was lower in the serum than in FF, both at d0 and d1. At d0, a tendency for negative correlation between serum and the FF C18:2n6 with subsequent daily follicular growth rate was observed, while, at d1 there was a strong negative correlation between the serum C18:2n6 and daily growth rate (r=-0.71; p=0.0006). The present study revealed similarities of the FA profiles in the serum and in the FF and association between serum and FF PUFA content with the follicular dynamics after induced luteolysis. https://macvetrev.mk/Files/Article/2019/10.1515/macvetrev-2016-0083/macvetrev-2016-0083.pdf 2016-10-15T09:00:00 175 183 10.2478/macvetrev-2016-0083 polyunsaturated fatty acids ultrasound guided transvaginal follicular aspiration cows follicular growth Branko Atanasov false 1 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Skopje, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, R. Macedonia AUTHOR Miel Hostens false 2 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – Gent, Gent University, Belgium AUTHOR Zehra Hajrulai-Musliu false 3 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Skopje, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, R. Macedonia AUTHOR Risto Uzunov false 4 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Skopje, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, R. Macedonia AUTHOR Nikola Adamov false 5 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Skopje, Ss. 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