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Book Synopsis Beef Cattle Management Systems for Estrus Synchronization and Heifer Development by : Hazy Rae Nielson
Download or read book Beef Cattle Management Systems for Estrus Synchronization and Heifer Development written by Hazy Rae Nielson and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four experiments were conducted to evaluate estrus synchronization and heifer development systems. In the first experiment delaying AI 19 h following GnRH administration in a hybrid estrus detection and time AI protocol was evaluated. Final pregnancy rate was not different among heifers detected in estrus, AI at the time GnRH administration, or delayed AI. The second study compared the effect of melengestrol acetate (MGA) -PG and 14-d controlled internal drug release (CIDR) -PG estrus synchronization protocols on estrus response and pregnancy rates of 311 d old heifers. Final pregnancy rate was similar between CIDR and MGA treatment groups. The objective of the third study was to determine the impact of heifer development system on subsequent growth and reproductive performance in 2 breeding seasons. Heifers were offered ad libitum meadow hay (HAY) and 1.81 kg/d (29% CP, DM basis) supplement or allowed to graze meadow (MDW) and 0.45 kg/d supplement. Although ADG during the winter feeding period was greater for HAY heifers, BW was similar between treatments in the spring, summer, and at pregnancy diagnosis suggesting a compensatory growth effect for MDW heifers. Similarly, pubertal status or pregnancy rate was not different, indicating a lower input winter management system is viable to maintain heifer pubertal status and pregnancy rates in 2 breeding seasons. Finally, to determine the impact of heifer development system on pregnancy rates and feed efficiency as a pregnant first calf heifer a 3 yr study was conducted. In Yr 1, weaned heifers either grazed corn residue (CR) or were fed in a drylot (DLHI). In Yr 2 and 3 heifers either grazed CR, upland range (RANGE), or were fed diets differing in energy, high (DLHI) or low (DLLO), in a drylot setting. Pregnancy rates to AI were similar among treatments. A subset of AI-pregnant heifers from each treatment were placed in a Calan gate system. Intake did not differ among treatments, either as DMI or as a percentage of BW.
Book Synopsis Management Considerations in Beef Heifer Development and Puberty by : Michael T. Smith
Download or read book Management Considerations in Beef Heifer Development and Puberty written by Michael T. Smith and published by Clinics: Veterinary Medicine. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest information on heifer development in beef cattle for the food animal practitioner! Topics include rebuilding the US cowherd, physiology and endocrinology of puberty, nutritional development and the target weight debate, long-term reproductive health, effect of prenatal programming on development, economics of development, synchronization of estrus and ovulation, post breeding heifer management, management strategies for adding value to heifers, and more!
Book Synopsis A Comparison of Estrous Synchronization Management Systems in Beef Cattle by : Robert Glenn Haynes
Download or read book A Comparison of Estrous Synchronization Management Systems in Beef Cattle written by Robert Glenn Haynes and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Bovine Reproduction by : Richard M. Hopper
Download or read book Bovine Reproduction written by Richard M. Hopper and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-08-18 with total page 2206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bovine Reproduction is a comprehensive, current reference providing information on all aspects of reproduction in the bull and cow. Offering fundamental knowledge on evaluating and restoring fertility in the bovine patient, the book also places information in the context of herd health where appropriate for a truly global view of bovine theriogenology. Printed in full color throughout, the book includes 83 chapters and more than 550 images, making it the most exhaustive reference available on this topic. Each section covers anatomy and physiology, breeding management, and reproductive surgery, as well as obstetrics and pregnancy wastage in the cow. Bovine Reproduction is a welcome resource for bovine practitioners, theriogenologists, and animal scientists, as well as veterinary students and residents with an interest in the cow.
Book Synopsis Comparison of CIDR-based Protocols to Synchronize Estrus in Beef Heifers by : Nicole Renee Leitman
Download or read book Comparison of CIDR-based Protocols to Synchronize Estrus in Beef Heifers written by Nicole Renee Leitman and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Estrus synchronization and artificial insemination (AI) are reproductive management techniques that allow beef producers to enhance the reproductive efficiency and genetic composition of their cow herd. However, U.S. beef producers have been reluctant to adopt these reproductive management tools, largely due to time and labor. Recent research to synchronize estrus, therefore, has focused on the development of estrus synchronization protocols that facilitate fixed-time AI (FTAI). Although protocols have been developed that allow the successful use of FTAI in beef cows, the same degree of success in beef heifers has not been realized. Additionally, no published research has focused on characterizing the physiological responses to long- and short-term CIDR-based protocols in beef heifers. Experiment 1 evaluated ovulatory response to GnRH and synchrony of estrus and ovulation after PGF2[alpha] (PG) in beef heifers. The CIDR Select and Select Synch + CIDR protocols were evaluated among estrous cycling and prepubertal beef heifers and the CIDR-PG and Select Synch protocols were evaluated among estrous cycling beef heifers. A reduced variance for the intervals to estrus and ovulation was detected for estrous cycling heifers treated with the CIDR Select protocol in comparison to the other 3 treatments. The combined results of the estrous cycling and prepubertal heifers revealed an increased ovulatory response to GnRH for heifers treated with the CIDR Select protocol compared to the Select Synch + CIDR protocol, which ultimately resulted in a reduced variance for interval to estrus and ovulation after PG. Furthermore, no differences within treatment were detected in the variance for interval to estrus or ovulation among estrous cycling and prepubertal heifers treated with the CIDR Select protocol. These results suggest that the CIDR Select protocol may facilitate FTAI more effectively in mixed groups of estrous cycling and prepubertal beef heifers. Experiments 2 and 3 evaluated modifications to the CIDR Select protocol. Estrous cycling beef heifers were used in Exp. 2. The hypothesis tested was that reducing the interval from CIDR removal to GnRH administration by 2 d would facilitate an improvement in the synchrony of estrus after PG. Although a larger number of heifers that were assigned to the 28 d protocol were on d 5 and 6 at the time GnRH was administered, response to GnRH was not improved and synchrony of estrus was not enhanced following PG. In Exp. 3, a second modification to the CIDR Select protocol was evaluated using estrous cycling and prepubertal beef heifers. The hypotheses tested were: 1) reducing the interval from CIDR removal to GnRH may facilitate an improvement in the synchrony of estrus after PG, and 2) the addition of GnRH following CIDR removal is required to improve the synchrony of estrus after PG. Although no difference in estrous response was detected, mean intervals to estrus and variance for interval to estrus differed based on the interaction of treatment length, GnRH, and estrous cyclicity status. The results from Exp. 3 clearly suggest that further evaluation of long-term CIDR-based protocols is required.
Book Synopsis Current and Future Reproductive Technologies and World Food Production by : G. Cliff Lamb
Download or read book Current and Future Reproductive Technologies and World Food Production written by G. Cliff Lamb and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the impacts of current and future reproductive technologies on our world food production and provides a significant contribution to the importance of research in the area of reproductive physiology that has never been compiled before. It would provide a unique opportunity to separate the impacts of how reproductive technologies have affected different species and their contributions to food production. Lastly, no publication has been compiled that demonstrates the relationship between developments in reproductive management tools and food production that may be used a reference for scientists in addressing future research areas. During the past 50 years assisted reproductive technologies have been developed and refined to increase the number and quality of offspring from genetically superior farm animal livestock species. Artificial insemination (AI), estrous synchronization and fixed-time AI, semen and embryo cryopreservation, multiple ovulation and embryo transfer (MOET), in vitro fertilization, sex determination of sperm or embryos, and nuclear transfer are technologies that are used to enhance the production efficiency of livestock species.
Book Synopsis Beef Systems Management Strategies: Calving Date Selection, Estrus Synchronization, and Post-weaning Management by : Benjamin T. Tibbitts
Download or read book Beef Systems Management Strategies: Calving Date Selection, Estrus Synchronization, and Post-weaning Management written by Benjamin T. Tibbitts and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of an invited review and four experiments was to evaluate production implications and economic efficiencies of beef systems strategies involving calving date selection, utilization of reproductive technology, and post-weaning management of heifers and steers. The invited review in chapter II considers factors that influence a producer’s decision on when to calve beef females. The calving date decision impacts the entire beef production cycle and must take into account any environmental conditions, available resources, and cite specific advantages and/or disadvantages. Understanding the importance of varying physiological state and nutrient demands associated with lactation and gestation is critical to optimizing calving date. Calving systems vary across geographic regions. The associated differences in management strategies, along with economic drivers, contribute to the complexity of the calving date decision. Chapter III evaluates the effects of overwinter nutrition on subsequent May calving cow performance. Supplemented cows had increased (P
Book Synopsis Management Systems Utilizing Prostaglandin F2 [alpha] for Estrus Synchronization in Beef Cows by : Warren Lewis Skinner
Download or read book Management Systems Utilizing Prostaglandin F2 [alpha] for Estrus Synchronization in Beef Cows written by Warren Lewis Skinner and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Factors Affecting Calf Crop by : Michael J. Fields
Download or read book Factors Affecting Calf Crop written by Michael J. Fields and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Factors Affecting Calf Crop summarizes the latest information available from leading cattle physiologists and geneticists regarding factors known to influence the production of live calves at weaning. You get practical information on management techniques for improving reproduction efficiency in the herd. You'll also learn about the functioning of the reproductive system and how this may affect reproductive processes in the cow herd. Managers will benefit from a clearer understanding of the factors known to limit efficient reproduction, while veterinarians and other professionals who advise cattlemen will appreciate the substantial reference material and color photographs for defining cow condition scores. Color photographs are also used to illustrate the discussions of testicular thermographies and their applications. Other chapters in the book cover developments in improving reproductive performance of the replacement heifer, the brood cow, and the bull. Topics on reproduction include physiology/endocrinology, the use of growth promotants, genetics and physiological and economic considerations in selecting the age to breed heifers, heritability of fertility, length of the breeding season, prepartum and postpartum nutrition, nursing by the calf, cloning of embryos, and much more.
Book Synopsis Influence of management factors on synchronizing efficiency of beef heifers after an estrus synchronization program (ESP) : a prospectus for small farmers by : Souleymane Diarra
Download or read book Influence of management factors on synchronizing efficiency of beef heifers after an estrus synchronization program (ESP) : a prospectus for small farmers written by Souleymane Diarra and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Evaluation of Long-term CIDR-based Estrus Synchronization Protocols in Primiparous Two-year-old Beef Cows by : Jillian Mae Abel
Download or read book Evaluation of Long-term CIDR-based Estrus Synchronization Protocols in Primiparous Two-year-old Beef Cows written by Jillian Mae Abel and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Development and comparison of strategies designed to enhance reproductive management of primiparous two-year-old beef cows coincide with the recent increase in heifer retention and the significant number of younger age females that are now entering the U.S. cow herd. Reproductive management of primiparous two-year-old cows presents a unique challenge in managing a beef herd, since this age group of females typically experiences the highest incidence of reproductive failure. Strategic management of replacement beef heifers and primiparous cows is necessary to ensure their continued long-term reproductive success, which provides the opportunity for beef producers to increase retention rates, reduce input costs, and ultimately enhance production efficiency. Estrus synchronization and artificial insemination (AI) are important management tools available to producers that facilitate genetic improvement and enhance reproductive efficiency. A list of recommended protocols may be used to facilitate fixed-time AI (FTAI) in beef cows and heifers, and we now know that specific protocols perform better among various age classes of females. Short-term controlled internal drug release (CIDR)-based protocols are currently the preferred method to synchronize estrus prior to FTAI in postpartum beef cows. Alternatively, long-term CIDR-based protocols have been used with greater success in beef heifers. Progestin-based estrus synchronization protocols offer the potential to induce estrous cyclicity in anestrous postpartum cows and advance conception date. Experiment 1 was designed to compare the 14-d CIDR-PG (14-d) and 7-d CO-Synch + CIDR (7-d) protocols on the basis of estrous response, pregnancy rates after fixed-time AI (FTAI), and final pregnancy in primiparous two-year-old cows. Cows assigned to 14-d (n = 355) received a CIDR insert on Day 0 with removal on Day 14. Cows assigned to 7-d (n = 349) received GnRH and CIDR inserts on Day 23. On Day 30 CIDRs were removed from 7-d cows and PGF2[alpha] was administered to all cows in each treatment. On Day 33, 66 and 72 h after PGF2[alpha], GnRH was administered concurrent with FTAI. Estrous response at FTAI was higher for 7-d compared to 14-d cows (74% vs 43%, respectively; P
Book Synopsis Synchronization of Estrus and Artificial Insemination in Cattle by : Michael L. O'Connor
Download or read book Synchronization of Estrus and Artificial Insemination in Cattle written by Michael L. O'Connor and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Synchronization and Ovarian Development in Dairy Cows and Heifers by : Rebecca L. J. Coral Escalante
Download or read book Synchronization and Ovarian Development in Dairy Cows and Heifers written by Rebecca L. J. Coral Escalante and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproductive management is an important factor for improving reproductive efficiency in the dairy industry. Reproductive efficiency affects the profitability of the dairy herd by decreasing days not pregnant and increasing milk produced in a cow's lifetime. There are many reproductive programs used to synchronize the estrous cycle. Prostaglandin F2[alpha] (PGF2[alpha])-based programs synchronize estrus before artificial insemination (AI) after observed estrus. Some disadvantages to PGF2[alpha]-based reproductive programs are time requirements necessary for estrus detection (2 to 3 times/d for about 30 min) and lack of estrus activity observed in dairy cows (only about 40% will show estrus). An advantage to PGF2[alpha]-based reproductive programs is acceptable conception rates (about 45 to 60%) that can surpass timed AI (TAI). Reproductive programs that employ TAI are achieved by synchronization of ovulation with a series of PGF2[alpha] and gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) injections followed by insemination 16 h later. Some of the advantages to synchronization of ovulation followed by TAI are: no estrus detection and acceptable conception rates (40 to 50%). Many reproductive programs include a presynchronization step. The advantage to presynchronization is a tightened synchrony by getting more cows and heifers in the same stage of the estrous cycle before estrous synchronization and AI or TAI. There are a variety of presynchronization methods used in cattle. One of the most common programs is two injections of PGF2[alpha] 14 d apart 12 d before initiation of Ovsynch (d 0 GnRH, 7 d, PGF2[alpha], 56 h, GnRH, 16 h, TAI) (Moreira et al., 2001). Another is double Ovsynch where the Ovsynch program is administered 7 d before another Ovsynch program (Giordano et al., 2012). Long-term progestogens can also be used as a means to presynchronize the estrous cycle and has been successful in beef cows and heifers. Long term progestogens, such as a CIDR (controlled internal drug release) for 14 d, will suppress estrus, inhibit ovulation, and induce the development of a persistent dominant follicle that can ovulate after CIDR removal (Ahmad et al., 1995; Revah and Butler, 1996; Roche et al., 1999). Ovulation of the dominant follicle allows for cows and heifers to be late in the luteal stage of the estrous cycle before PGF2[alpha] and AI or PGF2[alpha], 56 h, GnRH, 16 h, TAI. Presynchronization has shown to decrease the days to pregnancy. This is an advantage because it will directly affect the number of days a cow is not pregnant and the amount of milk she will produce in her lifetime. The objective of this research was to evaluate pregnancies per AI, ovarian follicular and luteal development of postpartum dairy cows and dairy heifers in response to long term progestin-based programs (14dCIDR) compared with PGF2[alpha]-based programs. Experiment 1 (Chapter 2) evaluated the use of a 14dCIDR-PGF2[alpha] program to a PGF2[alpha]-alone program for synchronizing dairy heifers before AI. Heifers were examined by real-time ultrasonography during treatment to assess the ovarian response. Heifers were also monitored for estrus following presynchronization and treatment of PGF2[alpha] to assess ovulation response. The 14dCIDR-PGF2[alpha] system resulted in more heifers with a larger CL at the time of PGF2[alpha]. This is ideal because of the greater luteolytic effects of PGF2[alpha] has on a more mature CL. The 14dCIDR-PGF2[alpha] heifers were AI and became pregnant sooner compared with the PGF2[alpha]-alone heifers. Experiment 2 (Chapter 3) evaluated the use of a 14dCIDR_TAI program compared with a PGF2[alpha]-based program in grazing dairy cows. The 14dCIDR_TAI program employed synchronization of ovulation before TAI and the PGF2[alpha]-based program employed synchronization of estrus with AI after observed estrus. The evaluation of reproductive efficiency for each program was examined. Cows assigned to the 14dCIDR_TAI program were AI early in the breeding season and were all AI by the end the breeding season compared with the PGF2[alpha]-based program. The PGF2[alpha]-based program had a greater first service conception rate (FSCR) compared with the 14dCIDR_TAI program but did not achieve a greater number of pregnancies after two inseminations. Experiment 3 (Chapter 4) evaluated the use of a 14dCIDR_TAI program compared with another common TAI program (Presynch-Oysynch56) in postpartum lactating dairy cows. Follicular dynamics and luteal development were monitored in both programs. Each program was evaluated for effectiveness to presynchronize the estrous cycle and establish pregnancy. The 14dCIDR_TAI and the Presynch-Ovsynch56 programs were comparable in their effectiveness to presynchronize the estrous cycle and establish pregnancy in cows that were cycling. Non-cycling cows treated with the Presynch-Ovsynch56 program had lesser conception rate compared with those that were cycling. There was no difference in conception rate with non-cycling or cycling cows treated with the 14dCIDR_TAI. Experiment 4 (Chapter 5) evaluated the use of the 14dCIDR_TAI program with or without PGF2[alpha] at CIDR removal. It is possible for cows to still have a CL after the end of the 14dCIDR treatment either due to longer estrous cycles or the cow was early in her estrous cycle when the CIDR was inserted. The addition of PGF2[alpha] may help improve the synchrony and conception rates after presynchronization of the estrous cycle before TAI. The addition of the PGF2[alpha] at CIDR removal demonstrated an increase in the number of cows that showed estrus after presynchronization but conception rates were comparable. Overall, the use of the 14dCIDR as means to presynchronize the estrous cycle has been demonstrated as an effective way to enhance the synchrony and decrease the interval to pregnancy in dairy cows and heifers.
Book Synopsis Reproductive Technologies in Animals by : Giorgio Presicce
Download or read book Reproductive Technologies in Animals written by Giorgio Presicce and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproductive Technologies in Animals provides the most updated and comprehensive knowledge on the various aspects and applications of reproductive technologies in production animals as well as companion, wild, exotic, and laboratory animals and birds. The text synthesizes historical information and recent discoveries, while dealing with economical and geographical issues related to the implementation of the same technologies. It also presents the effects of reproductive technology implementation on animal welfare and the possible threat of pathogen transmission.Reproductive Technologies in Animals is an important resource for academics, researchers, professionals in public and private animal business, and students at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as it gives a full and detailed first-hand analysis of all species subjected to the use of reproductive technologies. - Provides research from a team of scientists and researchers whose expertise spans all aspects of animal reproductive technologies - Addresses the use of reproductive technologies in a wide range of animal species - Offers a complete description and historical background for each species described - Discusses successes and failure as well as future challenges in reproductive technologies
Book Synopsis Estrous Synchronization in Beef Heifers Using Progesterone Intravaginal Insert CIDR and a Two-injection System of Prostaglandin (ProstaMate and Progesterone-estradiol) in Conjunction with Time Breeding Regimen by : Brian Rogers
Download or read book Estrous Synchronization in Beef Heifers Using Progesterone Intravaginal Insert CIDR and a Two-injection System of Prostaglandin (ProstaMate and Progesterone-estradiol) in Conjunction with Time Breeding Regimen written by Brian Rogers and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study evaluated the degree of synchrony and the rate of first service non-return to estrus achieved when using a progesterone intravaginal insert (CIDR-Pharmacia Animal Health), and a two injection system of progesterone-estradiol combination (ABS) and prostaglandin (ProstaMate- Rx Veterinarian Products) in conjunction with one 24 h timed breeding regimen. A total of 39 virgin beef heifers (N=39) of different breeds where provided by different consignors from different areas of east Texas. The heifers were developed to reach an average body score of 5.0. All heifers were assigned to a protocol that consisted of CIDR estrous synchronization and breeding via AI according to 24 h timed insemination. All heifers were equipped with an electronic HeatWatch® transmitter to aid in heat detection, and were exposed to a vasectomized Jersey bull equipped with a chin-ball marker. The degree of synchrony and the rate of first service non-return to estrus were analyzed using the general linear model procedure and least square means analysis procedures of SAS (SAS Institute, Inc. Cary, NC.) to determine if there was any significant difference for breed, average daily gain, and age at time of insemination. (Abstract shortened).
Book Synopsis Managing Cattle Reproduction by : Daniel V. Chavez
Download or read book Managing Cattle Reproduction written by Daniel V. Chavez and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Efficiency of reproduction is crucial for successful cow-calf operations. Cows naturally have varying timing of estrous cycles between cohorts and manipulation of current estrus synchronization and artificial insemination (AI) techniques may prove pivotal in increasing conception rates. The objective of these experiments was to determine if alternative methods of estrus synchronization or AI may increase incidence of successful fertilization and pregnancy, either by bull or AI. In Exp. 1, 168 (n = 84 each year) crossbred and purebred Angus two and three year old beef cows were randomly assigned to one of two estrus synchronization treatment groups: 1) a Controlled internal drug release (CIDR) and GnRH administration d-7, removal of CIDR and PG administration d 0, or 2) PG administration on d 5. Bulls were turned out d 0 at a bull to cow ratio of 1:17 for 90 d. Blood samples were taken approximately 30 d after bull turn out and 45 d after bull removal to determine pregnancy. Estrus detection patches were used to determine estrus. Although estrus response was greater in CIDR than PG (P = 0.02), early pregnancy (P = 0.92) and final pregnancy rates (P = 0.89) were not different. However, estrus response in the first 5 d was greater (P
Book Synopsis Development of Hormonal Protocals for Synchronization of Ovulation and Timed Artificial Insemination in Dairy Heifers by : Humberto Rivera
Download or read book Development of Hormonal Protocals for Synchronization of Ovulation and Timed Artificial Insemination in Dairy Heifers written by Humberto Rivera and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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