Effect of three different fixed-time AI protocols on follicular dynamics and pregnancy rates in suckled, dual-purpose cows in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Journal Title: Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo - Year 2024, Vol 56, Issue 1
Abstract
Reproductive performance is crucial for profitability of dual-purpose cow-calf production in the Ecuadorian Amazon. To evaluate three different fixed-time artificial insemination (FTAI) protocols in suckled, dual-purpose cows in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Lactating, Brown Swiss cows (n=301) received 2 mg estradiol benzoate (EB) and an intravaginal device containing 0.5 g of progesterone (P4) on Day 0. They were allocated randomly into the following three treatment groups: Cows in the EB group received 500 μg cloprostenol (PGF2α), and P4 devices were removed on Day 7, and 1 mg EB was administered on Day 8. Cows in the ECP group were treated as those in the EB group, except that they received 0.5 mg estradiol cypionate (ECP) at the time of P4 device removal on Day 7 instead of EB on Day 8. Cows in the J-Synch group had the P4 device removed and PGF2α administered on Day 6. All cows were FTAI on Day 9; cows in the J-Synch group also received 100 μg gonadorelin at that time. Although the diameter of the dominant follicle and the resulting CL were greater (P<0.05) in cows in the J-Synch group, pregnancies per AI did not differ (P>0.2) among groups (EB: 51.0%, ECP: 53.0% and J-Synch: 59.4%). The three protocols tested were applied successfully in suckled, dual-purpose cows with no differences in pregnancies per AI.
Authors and Affiliations
Juan Carlos López Parra, Pablo Roberto Marini, Alejandro Macagno, Gabriel Amilcar Bó
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