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A note on synchronization of oestrus in post-partum cows with prostaglandin F2α and a progesterone-releasing device

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

W. E. Beal
W. E. Beal
Affiliation:
Animal Science Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
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Abstract

Suckling post-partum cows treated for oestrous synchronization exhibited oestrus and became pregnant earlier in the mating period than untreated cows. Combined treatment with a progesterone-releasing device and prostaglandin F2α synchronized oestrus in a greater proportion of the cows than treatment with prostaglandin Fα alone (P < 0·01). The combined treatment appeared to induce ovarian activity in post-partum anoestrous cows that were approaching their first ovulation.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 37 , Issue 2 , October 1983 , pp. 305 - 308
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1983

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