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Evaluation of crestar for synchronising oestrus in maiden heifers used as embryo transfer recipients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

L D Tregaskes ,
P J Broadbent ,
D F Dolman  and
S P Grimmer
L D Tregaskes
Affiliation:
The Scottish Agricultural College, School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
P J Broadbent
Affiliation:
The Scottish Agricultural College, School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
D F Dolman
Affiliation:
The Scottish Agricultural College, School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
S P Grimmer
Affiliation:
The Scottish Agricultural College, School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
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Progesterone or progestogens can be administered either intravaginally or via ear implants. The ear implant Synchromate B (SMB) has been used widely in the USA and Europe. SMB (Ceva laboratories) utilises a 6mg norgestomet ear implant with an intramuscular injection of 5mg oestradiol valerate and 3mg norgestomet. Crestar (Intervet, UK) is a similar regime but the ear implant contains 3mg norgestomet. The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effectiveness of Crestar as a synchronising agent for potential recipients in an embryo transfer programme.

A total of 334 Hereford x British Friesian maiden heifers, housed in straw bedded pens were allocated at random to be synchronised using either a PRID (Sanofi) plus prostaglandin; or a Crestar (Intervet, UK) regime. Equal numbers of heifers received each treatment.

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Ruminant Reproduction
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1992 , March 1992 , pp. 45
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1992

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