Inducing ovulation with hCG improves the fertility of dairy cows during the warm season
| Autor: | Fernando López-Gatius, F. De Rensis, Ezio Bottarelli, F. Gorrieri, R. Valentini |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Chorionic gonadotrophin media_common.quotation_subject medicine.medical_treatment Fertility Biology Warm season Insemination Buserelin Chorionic Gonadotropin Drug Administration Schedule Animal science Food Animals Ovulation Induction Internal medicine medicine Animals Small Animals Ovulation Insemination Artificial media_common Equine Artificial insemination Fertility Agents Female Pregnancy rate Dairying Endocrinology Prostaglandins F Synthetic Animal Science and Zoology Cattle Female Seasons Cold period |
| Zdroj: | Theriogenology. 69(9) |
| ISSN: | 0093-691X |
| Popis: | This study was designed to assess the effects of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), given within a timed artificial insemination program, on plasma progesterone concentrations and subsequent fertility in lactating dairy cows during the warm and cold seasons of the year. Cows were treated intramuscularly with GnRH-agonist (Day 0) and PGF2α (Day 7) followed by either GnRH-agonist (GPG treatment; 60 animals) or hCG (GPH treatment; 60 animals) on Day 9. All cows were fixed-time inseminated (TAI) 16–22 h after the end of treatment. To determine plasma progesterone levels, blood was withdrawn from all animals on Days 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 after TAI. During the warm period, the pregnancy rate recorded at TAI was similar for the GPG and GPH groups (20% vs. 23%) while the cumulative pregnancy rate within 30 days of TAI was lower (P < 0.05) for the GPG than the GPH group (36% vs. 63%). No differences were observed during the cold period. During the warm period, embryo losses between Days 28 and 45 after TAI were greater (P < 0.05) for the GPG group compared to the GPH group (36% vs. 5%) while again no differences emerged during the cold period. Mean plasma progesterone levels were higher (P < 0.05) in the GPH group than GPG group on Days 3, 6 and 9 post-insemination. Our findings indicate that the use of hCG to induce ovulation in a timed artificial insemination protocol increases plasma progesterone levels and improves fertility in dairy cows during the warmer period of the year. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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