Effect of Progesterone Therapy on Embryo Survival in Cows of Lowered Fertility

Autor: J.N. Wiltbank, L.C. Ulberg, L. E. Casida, H.W. Hawk, Black Wg, H. E. Kidder
Rok vydání: 1956
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Zdroj: Journal of Dairy Science. 39:456-461
ISSN: 0022-0302
DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(56)94769-5
Popis: Summary Sixteen repeat breeder cows out of 36 (44.4%) that were injected with 50 mg. of progesterone per day beginning 3 days after heat had normal embryos at 34 days as compared with 12 (33.3%) in an equal number of uninjected control animals. Thirty-one additional animals were injected daily with 200 mg. of progesterone. Twelve of these animals (38.7%) had normal embryos at 34 days as compared with eight (25.8%) in 31 control animals.
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