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Circadian Rhythm of the Preovulatory Surge of Luteinizing Hormone and Its Relationships to Rhythms of Body Temperature and Locomotor Activity in Turkey Hens¹

^a Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, Ohio 44691 ^b Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701

Simultaneous measurements of plasma LH, body temperature, and locomotor activity were made in laying turkey hens and are reported. Blood samples were remotely collected using a jugular cannula system, and body temperature and locomotor activity were remotely monitored using a radiotelemetry system in freely moving laying turkeys. Under a photoschedule of 14L:10D, the period for preovulatory surges of LH was 25.7 ± 0.4 h while the periods for peak body temperature and onset of sustained locomotor activity were 24.9 ± 0.4 and 25.7 ± 0.5 h, respectively. During exposure to constant light, the periods for preovulatory surges of LH, peak body temperature, and onset of sustained locomotor activity increased to 27.9 ± 0.9, 26.7 ± 0.7, and 27.4 ± 0.7 h, respectively. With the 14L:10D photoschedule, initiation of LH surges was restricted to the scotophase, but after 8 days of constant light, initiation of LH surges had dispersed throughout the 24-h subjective day and night. With constant light, the amplitude of the peak body temperature rhythm decreased, while the duration of the locomotor activity rhythm became broadened and, in some birds, disorganized. Peak body temperature and onset of locomotor activity rhythms and LH surges did not coincide, even though peak body temperature, onset of locomotor activity, and LH surges had similar periods. It is concluded that 1) the photoschedule influences the periods of the LH surge, peak body temperature, and onset of locomotor activity; and 2) a specific or direct relationship between the rhythms of LH surge, body temperature, and locomotor activity remains to be determined in laying turkey hens.

First decision: 8 November 1999.

¹ Salaries and research support provided by State and Federal funds appropriated to the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University. Also supported by USDA grant 95–37203–2702, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station.

² Correspondence: Wayne L. Bacon, Department of Animal Sciences, OARDC, 1680 Madison Ave, Wooster, OH 44691. FAX: 330 263 3949; bacon.2{at}osu.edu

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