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The effect of a progesterone (P4) intravaginal device (CIDR) on resynchronisation of oestrus and embryonic loss in previously timed inseminated dairy heifers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2009

M. A. Alnimer
M. A. Alnimer*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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†E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

A study was done to evaluate the effect of using progesterone (P4) intravaginal device (CIDR: controlled internal drug-releasing dispenser) to synchronise the return to oestrus of previously timed inseminated (TAI) dairy heifers, and to evaluate embryo survival and pregnancy rate (PR) in the return to oestrus heifers. At the onset of the artificial insemination (AI) breeding period (day −9), heifers were randomly assigned into two groups (treated group CGPG, n = 79) and (control group GPG, n = 83). Every heifer in both groups was injected with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist and prostaglandin F2-alpha (PGF2α) as follows: GnRH on day −9; PGF2α on day −2; GnRH and TAI on day 0. Heifers in both groups received TAI within 30 min after the second GnRH injection. Artificial insemination at first breeding was conducted for all heifers during 55 days from day 0. On day 14 after timed insemination, every heifer in the CGPG group received CIDR device for 6 days. Within 3 days after CIDR removal, more heifers in CGPG group showed oestrus within 1.9 days compared to heifers that showed oestrus within 2.9 days in the control. Within 10 days after CIDR removal, more heifers in the CGPG group showed oestrus within 2.4 days compared to heifers that showed oestrus within 6.7 days in the control. PRs on days 30 and 55 were not different between both groups, while PR on day 55 during September were higher (P = 0.032) in CGPG group (58.0%) than GPG group (37.0%). In addition, PR from first to second AI was higher (P = 0.037) for CGPG group (79.8%) than for GPG group (65.1%) but it was similar after that. Pregnancy losses between days 30 and 55 tended to be lower (P = 0.089) for the CGPG group (12.7%) compared to 25.1% for the GPG group. Interval between first and second AI was lower (P = 0.052) for the CGPG group (27.5 ± 1.6 days) compared to 31.6 ± 1.3 days for heifers in the GPG group but no differences were detected for intervals from second to third AI and from third to fourth AI between the two groups. Number of services per pregnancy was not different between CGPG and GPG groups. Results indicate that the CIDR device improved synchronisation to return to oestrus and increased PR to first AI during high temperature months by reducing embryonic losses.

Keywords

dairy heifersCIDRresynchronisation of oestruspregnancy rateTAI
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animal , Volume 3 , Issue 9 , September 2009 , pp. 1271 - 1278
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Copyright © The Animal Consortium 2009

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