Regulation of LH Secretion by Progesterone in Heifers

Authors

Karol Fike, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Brad Lindsey, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ellen G. M. Bergfeld, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Freddie Kojima, Univesity of Nebraska - Lincoln
Jorge Quintal, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Eraldo Zanella, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Eric Melvin, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Michael Wehrman, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
James E. Kinder, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

1-1-1998

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.

Abstract

Heifers experienced either a: 1) large magnitude of change in progesterone; 2) medium magnitude of change in progesterone; or 3) small magnitude of change in progesterone. During the 24 hours following the progesterone shift, heifers with the large magnitude progesterone shift had a greater LH pulse frequency than heifers with a medium or small magnitude of shift in progesterone. Despite the large or medium magnitude progesterone shift, LH pulse frequency did not differ from heifers in which a small change in progesterone occurred. We conclude that amount of progesterone in circulation is more important in regulation of LH secretion than magnitude of shift in amount of progesterone.