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The objective of this study was to determine if alterations in dietary intake of heifers can influence IGF-I concentrations in plasma and(or) follicular fluid (FFL), size of follicles, and steroid concentrations in FFL (as an indicator of steroidogenic capacity). Cyclic heifers [n = 23; mean +/- SE body weight (BW) = 373 +/- 7 kg] were individually fed for 10 weeks either: a) 1.8% of BW in dry matter (DM) per d (GAIN; n = 7), b) 1.1% of BW in DM per d (MAINT; n = 8) or c) 0.7% of BW in DM per d (LOSE; n = 8). After 10 wk of treatment, heifers were ovariectomized 36-40 hr after the second injection of prostaglandin F2 alpha analog (2 injections 11 d apart), and plasma and ovaries were collected. Heifers weighed 444 +/- 13,387 +/- 8 and 349 +/- 9 kg in the GAIN, MAINT and LOSE groups, respectively, at time of ovariectomy. Mean diameter of follicles greater than or equal to 10 mm was greater (P less than .05) for GAIN (15.6 mm) than for MAINT (11.0 mm) or LOSE (12.5 mm) heifers. Numbers of follicles and concentrations of IGF-I in plasma and FFL did not differ (P greater than .20) between LOSE, MAINT and GAIN heifers. Progesterone concentrations were greater (P less than .05) in small and medium follicles of GAIN than MAINT or LOSE heifers, but were unaffected by diet in large follicles. Estradiol concentrations in FFL in small, medium and large follicles were unaffected (P greater than .20) by dietary treatment.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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