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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 68, Issue 2 296-303, Copyright © 1990 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Synchronization of estrus with melengestrol acetate and prostaglandin F2 alpha in beef and dairy heifers

J. R. Chenault, J. F. McAllister and C. W. Kasson
Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI 49001.

Beef (n = 783) and dairy (n = 209) heifers at 14 locations were used to evaluate the efficacy of feeding melengestrol acetate (MGA; .5 mg/d) for 7 d followed by an i.m. injection of 25 mg prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF) on the last day of MGA feeding (MGA + PGF) to synchronize estrus. Untreated heifers (C) and heifers injected once i.m. with PGF served as contemporary controls. Heifers were observed for estrual behavior for a minimum of 38 d starting on the 2nd d of MGA feeding. Heifers in estrus from d 1 through d 60 after PGF injection were artificially inseminated (AI) or bred to bulls (d 30 to 60 post PGF only). During the 7-d MGA feeding period fewer (P less than .01) MGA + PGF (1.5%) than C (20.6%) or PGF (18.1%) heifers were observed in estrus. Percent of heifers in estrus d 1 to 6 post PGF was different among groups (P less than .05; 30.5, 52.8, 72.3 for C, PGF and MGA + PGF, respectively). More (P less than .01) MGA-fed (92%) than non-MGA-fed (C and PGF combined) heifers (85.4%) were observed in estrus during d 1 to 24. Conception rate (CR) during d 1 to d 6 was not different (P = .19) between C (58.9%) and MGA + PGF (51.2%) heifers; CR was lower (P = .01) for MGA + PGF than for PGF (68.3%) heifers.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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