9 research outputs found
Fixed-time inseminaton of suckled beef cows. 2. Cosynch and progesterone
The Cosynch protocol (GnRH 7 days before and again 48 h after PGF2 with AI at the second GnRH injection) produced pregnancy rates in suckled beef cows that exceeded 50% without heat detection and with only three handlings of all cows. The addition of an intravaginal progesterone insert to the Cosynch protocol improved pregnancy rates in two of the three breeds of cows studied
Fixed-time inseminaton of suckled beef cows. 2. Cosynch and progesterone
The Cosynch protocol (GnRH 7 days
before and again 48 h after PGF2" with AI at
the second GnRH injection) produced pregnancy
rates in suckled beef cows that exceeded
50% without heat detection and with only three
handlings of all cows. The addition of an
intravaginal progesterone insert to the Cosynch
protocol improved pregnancy rates in two of the
three breeds of cows studied
Fertility of heifers after synchronization of estrus using GnRH, PGF2α, and progesterone (CIDR)
Our objectives were to determine fertility
of heifers after estrus synchronization using
PGF2α preceded by either progesterone,
GnRH, or both. Beef (n = 193) and dairy (n
= 246) heifers were assigned randomly to
three treatments: 1) 50 μg of GnRH and a
used intravaginal progesterone-releasing
insert were administered on day −7, followed
by 25 mg of PGF2α on day −1, and CIDR
removal on day 0 (CIDR + GnRH + PGF); 2)
the same as 1) but without the GnRH (CIDR
+ PGF); and 3) the same as 1) but without
the CIDR (GnRH + PGF; modified Select
Synch). Rates of estrus detection were lower
in dairy than in beef heifers, and greater in
heifers treated with the CIDR. In dairy
heifers, conception and pregnancy rates were
greatest in the CIDR + PGF treatment,
followed by the CIDR + GnRH + PGF and
GnRH + PGF treatments. The opposite trend
was observed among treatments in beef
heifers. All estrus-synchronization
treatments produced acceptable estrus
detection and pregnancy rates
Synchronizing estrus in replacement beef heifers using select synch, MGA, AND PGF2
The Select Synch protocol (GnRH at day -
7, PGF2 at day 0, AI at detected heat) was
compared to protocols using either MGA +
prostaglandin (Colorado system) or two injections
of prostaglandin to synchronize estrus in
replacement heifers at three locations. Percentage
of heifers detected in heat before, during, or
after the target breeding week was not different
among treatments but varied in percentages
among locations. Overall conception rates
ranged from 64 to 69%. Pregnancy rates
varied from 46 to 56% and tended to be greatest
in the MGA + PGF2" treatment. Costs of
these treatments ranged from 8 and
were lowest for the MGA + PGF2 protocol
Supplemental progestin increases pregnancy rates in suckled beef cows
In two experiments, combining a source
of progestin with the ovulation
synchronization protocol using
gonadotropin-releasing hormone plus
prostaglandin F2a (GnRH + PGF2a) tended
to increase or statistically increase pregnancy
rates in suckled cows compared to GnRH +
PGF2a alone. These improvements were
accomplished without any detected estrus
when cows were inseminated and received a
second injection of GnRH at 48 hr after
PGF2a
Ovulation synchronization with progestins prior to a Cosynch protocol in beef cows
A multi-location study was conducted using
suckled beef cows in Minnesota and Kansas to
test the benefit of adding a source of progestin
to the Cosynch ovulation synchronization protocol
(injections of GnRH, 7 days before and 48
hr after an injection of PGF2", with a fixed-time
artificial insemination (AI) administered at the
same time as the second GnRH injection).
Feeding melengestrol acetate (MGA) for 14
days followed in 12 days by the Cosynch protocol
was compared to the Cosynch protocol with
the addition of a progesterone-impregnated
insert (CIDR) placed in the vagina for 7 days
concurrent with the first GnRH injection.
Pregnancy rates after the first AI (timed AI)
were 22% greater with the CIDR insert, whereas
conception rates for those cows returning to
estrus were greater for cows previously fed
MGA. Total pregnant cows after two inseminations
were 64% for CIDR cows and 59% for
MGA cows
Resynchronization of estrus with progesterone and estrogen in previously inseminated beef cows
A study was conducted in 609 beef cows to
determine whether or not estrus might be
resynchronized in previously inseminated beef
cows to accommodate a second artificial insemination
(AI) early in the breeding season. Previously
inseminated cows were treated for 7 days
with progesterone (via a previously used intravaginal
progesterone-releasing insert [CIDR])
beginning 13 days after AI. In addition, injections
of estrogen (estradiol benzoate [EB] or
estradiol cypionate [ECP]) were given at insertion
and removal of the CIDR insert. Rates of
return to estrus and total pregnancy rates were
increased after treatments with progesterone
and estrogen compared with controls. No harm
to pregnancies occurred in pregnant cows and
a second AI period was facilitated by the end of
the first 23 days of the breeding season
Fertility after timed breeding using GnRH, PGF2, and norgestomet
At the KSU Purebred Unit, 164 purebred
Angus, Hereford, and Simmental cows were
used to test a new estrus-synchronization program
using GnRH, PGF2, and norgestomet.
Cows were inseminated after detected estrus, or
in the absence of estrus, inseminations were
made at one fixed time after a second injection
of GnRH. The treatment consisted of a 100 µg
injection of GnRH plus a 6-mg ear implant of
norgestomet. Seven days later, the ear implant
was removed, and 25-mg of PG F2% was injected.
In the absence of estrus, the time-bred group
received a second injection of GnRH 48 h after
PGF2% and was inseminated 16 h later. The
treatment induced 10 of 36 anestrous cows to
ovulate. Conception rates tended (P<.09) to be
greater in Angus (72.2%) than Hereford cows
(52.8%) , with conception rates in Simmental
cows (51.5%) being similar to those in Hereford.
Overall, pregnancy rates were similar between
the time-bred group (59.3%) and the
estrus-bred group (53.8%). We conclude that
using GnRH, PG F2%, and norgestomet in a timed
breeding program ca n eliminate the necessity of
heat detection. In addition, the treatment induced
estrus in 28% of the noncycling cows