The objective of the study was to compare pregnancy rates after short-term and long-term synchroniza-tion protocol in Kivircik ewes. Ewes (n=54) were randomly divided into two synchronization groups as ST (short-term; n=27) or LT (long-term, n=27). Intravaginal sponge inserted on same day (D0) both groups. It removed at 7 days (D7) group 13 (D13) group. All ewes received 450 IU eCG 75 μg d-clop...

The objective of the experiment was to examine the necessity of adding a GnRH injection to a 14-d controlled internal drug release (CIDR)-based protocol for synchronization of estrus in beef heifers that were prepubertal or estrous-cycling at the initiation of treatment. The hypothesis tested was that the addition of GnRH in a CIDR-based estrus synchronization protocol would increase the synchr...

In embryo transfer experiments in mice, pseudopregnant females as recipients are prepared by sterile mating with vasectomized males. Because only females at the proestrus stage accept males, such females are selected from a stock of animals based on the appearance of their external genital tract. Therefore, the efficiency of preparing pseudopregnant females largely depends on the size of female...

Introduction In addition to the requirements for healthy well-managed cattle and the sound application of synchronizing drugs, many other factors can also play a role in determining the success of an AI – estrous synchronization program. Considering the economic investment in semen and drugs, the success of such a program must be judged on the basis of pregnancy rate to the first artificial ins...

In addition to the requirements for healthy well-managed cattle and the sound application of synchronizing drugs, many other factors can also play a role in determining the success of an AI–estrous synchronization program. Considering the economic investment in semen and drugs, the success of such a program must be judged on the basis of pregnancy rate to the first artificial insemination servi...

2010 ii ABSRACT The objective of this study was to determine the success of a presynchronization program implemented on a modern dairy facility. The study was conducted on a 1,400 cow dairy in the central valley of California. 86 cows were involved in the study during the summer months of June through September. Cows were either assigned in the synchronization program or placed in a control gro...

For an embryo transfer program to be effective, numerous factors need to be put in place to ensure success. Nutrition, estrous cycle control, donor and recipient management are all factors responsible for the success or failure in fertility for a given herd. Utilization of body condition score is a practical method to determine nutritional status of both recipients and donors. Prepartum nutriti...