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Dose And Frequency Of Pgf2Α Administration To Lactating Dairy Cows Exposed To Presynchronization And Either Five- Or Seven-Day Ovsynch Protocols: Ovulation, Luteolysis, And Pregnancy Rates, J. S. Stevenson, J. A. Sauls
Dose And Frequency Of Pgf2Α Administration To Lactating Dairy Cows Exposed To Presynchronization And Either Five- Or Seven-Day Ovsynch Protocols: Ovulation, Luteolysis, And Pregnancy Rates, J. S. Stevenson, J. A. Sauls
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Lactating Holstein cows in one herd were milked three times daily and enrolled in a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design with eight treatments before first postpartum artificial insemination (AI). These treatments were employed to test ovulatory, progesterone, and luteolytic outcomes to three main effects: (1) two GnRH-PGF2αpresynchronization programs (PG-3-G vs. Double Ovsynch); (2) 5- vs. 7-day Ovsynch-duration programs; and (3) two doses (25 mg on consecutive days) or one dose (50 mg) of PGF2αadministered before timed AI. Results from this experiment demonstrate no differences in the presynchronization treatments of PG-3-G vs. Double Ovsynch; both …
The Why’S, What’S, And How’S Of Timed Artificial Insemination Programs, J. Stevenson, L. Mendonca
The Why’S, What’S, And How’S Of Timed Artificial Insemination Programs, J. Stevenson, L. Mendonca
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
This report summarizes the benefits of using timed artificial insemination (AI) programs in lactating dairy cows. Since its beginnings, use of Ovsynch has penetrated the dairy industry and is most prevalent in the Midwest and Northeast regions of the U.S. The timed AI program benefits farms that have difficulties with heat detection. Heat detection challenges can occur because of inadequate observation or poor expression of heat associated with footing conditions. Explanation of mechanisms associated with hormone injections are presented to justify the success of currently recommended timed AI programs.