<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The aim of this work is the comparison of sodium, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus concentration in pre-ovulatory follicles and follicular cysts and their concentration in the serum of sows. The research was conducted on sows (Polish Large White x Polish Landrace crossbred). Sodium concentration in cystic fluid was higher than in the follicular fluid (P&lt;0.05). Sodium concentration in the serum of cysts-bearing sows was higher than in non-cysts-bearing sows (P&lt;0.01). Differences were also observed between cysts and serum of cysts-bearing sows (P&lt;0.01), as well as follicles and serum of non-cysts-bearing sows (P&lt;0.01). Calcium concentration in the serum of non-cystsbearing sows was higher than in the case of cysts-bearing sows (P&lt;0.01). Differences were also between calcium concentration in the cysts and its concentration in the serum of cysts-bearing sows (P&lt;0.05). Magnesium concentration in the serum of cysts-bearing sows was lower than in non-cysts-bearing sows (P&lt;0.01). Differences in magnesium concentration were also between cysts and serum of cysts-bearing sows (P&lt;0.01), as well as between follicles and serum of non-cysts-bearing sows (P&lt;0.05). Phosphorus concentration in the cysts was lower than in the follicles (P&lt;0.05). It was also lower in the serum of non-cysts-bearing sows than in the follicles (P&lt;0.05). The concentration of sodium, magnesium and phosphorus in the serum was positively correlated with the concentration of the mentioned macro-elements in ovarian structures (r = 0.66, P&lt;0.01; r = 0.49, and r = 0.48, P&lt;0.05, respectively). A negative correlation was found between the concentration of serum calcium and the ovarian structures (r = -0.47, P&lt;0.05).</p><p>The differences in the concentrations of macro-elements suggest that the ionic composition may be one of the factors associated with the processes occurring in the ovarian structures of pigs.</p></abstract>

The aim of this work is the comparison of sodium, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus concentration in pre-ovulatory follicles and follicular cysts and their concentration in the serum of sows. The research was conducted on sows (Polish Large White x Polish Landrace crossbred). Sodium concentration in cystic fluid was higher than in the follicular fluid (P<0.05). Sodium concentration in the serum of cysts-bearing sows was higher than in non-cysts-bearing sows (P<0.01). Differences were also observed between cysts and serum of cysts-bearing sows (P<0.01), as well as follicles and serum of non-cysts-bearing sows (P<0.01). Calcium concentration in the serum of non-cystsbearing sows was higher than in the case of cysts-bearing sows (P<0.01). Differences were also between calcium concentration in the cysts and its concentration in the serum of cysts-bearing sows (P<0.05). Magnesium concentration in the serum of cysts-bearing sows was lower than in non-cysts-bearing sows (P<0.01). Differences in magnesium concentration were also between cysts and serum of cysts-bearing sows (P<0.01), as well as between follicles and serum of non-cysts-bearing sows (P<0.05). Phosphorus concentration in the cysts was lower than in the follicles (P<0.05). It was also lower in the serum of non-cysts-bearing sows than in the follicles (P<0.05). The concentration of sodium, magnesium and phosphorus in the serum was positively correlated with the concentration of the mentioned macro-elements in ovarian structures (r = 0.66, P<0.01; r = 0.49, and r = 0.48, P<0.05, respectively). A negative correlation was found between the concentration of serum calcium and the ovarian structures (r = -0.47, P<0.05).The differences in the concentrations of macro-elements suggest that the ionic composition may be one of the factors associated with the processes occurring in the ovarian structures of pigs.

Macro-Elements Composition of Cystic and Follicular Fluid in the Ovaries and their Relationship to Peripheral Blood Concentration in Sows / Odnos Sastava Makroelemenata Folikularne I Cistične Tečnosti Jajnika I Njihove Koncentracije U Perifernoj Krvi Krmača

West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, Department of Animal Reproduction Biotechnology and Environmental Hygiene, 6 Doktora Judyma Street, 71-466 Szczecin, Poland

Acta Veterinaria

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The aim of this work is the comparison of sodium, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus concentration in pre-ovulatory follicles and follicular cysts and their...

Macro-Elements Composition of Cystic and Follicular Fluid in the Ovaries and their Relationship to Peripheral Blood Concentration in Sows / Odnos Sastava Makroelemenata Folikularne I Cistične Tečnosti Jajnika I Njihove Koncentracije U Perifernoj Krvi Krmača

Published Online: Jun 23, 2015

Page range: 217 - 225

Received: Jul 22, 2014

Accepted: Mar 03, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acve-2015-0018

© by Tomasz Stankiewicz

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