Type of CIDR but not eCG administration affected pregnancy per AI in Holstein heifers subjected to a 5-day estrus synchronization protocol
Sanz, Albina, Gobikrushanth, Mohanathas, and Colazo, Marcos G. (2022) Type of CIDR but not eCG administration affected pregnancy per AI in Holstein heifers subjected to a 5-day estrus synchronization protocol. Journal of Applied Animal Research, 50 (1). pp. 504-510.
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Abstract
This study compared the effects of CIDR type and eCG treatment on ovarian follicular dynamics, estrus response and pregnancy per AI (P/AI) in Holstein heifers subjected to a 5-d estrus synchronization protocol. On Day 0, heifers (n = 133) received either a new or a once-used CIDR. On Day 5, CIDR was removed, 500 μg cloprostenol administered and heifers received or not 300 IU eCG (2 × 2 design). Heifers in estrus were inseminated 12 h after first observation. All heifers without estrus by 84 h after CIDR removal received 100 μg GnRH concurrently with AI. Ultrasonography was done in a subset of 77 heifers at CIDR insertion and removal, at AI and every 12 h after AI to determine follicular dynamics. Diameter of largest follicle at CIDR removal and AI was larger in heifers given a used CIDR (P < .05). The overall estrus response and ovulation (85.0 and 95.5%) did not differ between CIDR types, heifers given a new CIDR had greater P/AI (67.2 vs. 42.6%; P = .004). In summary, P/AI was reduced in dairy heifers treated with a used CIDR, despite having larger preovulatory follicles at AI. In addition, eCG treatment did not affect follicular dynamics, estrus response nor P/AI.
| Item ID: | 84076 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 0974-1844 |
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| Copyright Information: | © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Nov 2024 01:54 |
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