Department of Animal Science
Date of this Version
1-1-1998
Abstract
Suckled anestrous beef cows (n=362) received either: 1) an intravaginal implant containing progesterone for 7 days plus a 1 mg injection of estradiol benzoate 24 to 30 hours after implant removal; 2) an intravaginal implant containing progesterone for 7 days; 3) a sham implant for 7 days plus a 1 mg injection of estradiol benzoate 24 to 30 hours after implant removal; or 4) a sham implant for 7 days. Treatment with progesterone resulted in resumption of luteal function in suckled anestrous beef cows with most cows developing corpora lutea with a typical lifespan, whereas treatment with estradiol benzoate enhanced the expression of estrus.
Comments
Published in Nebraska Beef Cattle Report 1998, published by Agricultural Research Division, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension, and Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.