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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 79, Issue 9 2253-2259, Copyright © 2001 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Inclusion of an intravaginal progesterone insert plus GnRH and prostaglandin F2alpha for ovulation control in postpartum suckled beef cows

G. C. Lamb, J. S. Stevenson, D. J. Kesler, H. A. Garverick, D. R. Brown and B. E. Salfen
North Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Grand Rapids 55744, USA. clamb@umn.edu

Four experiment stations (IL, KS, MN, and MO) conducted experiments to determine effects of introducing a CIDR (controlled internal device release) into an ovulation control program for postpartum suckled beef cows. Five hundred sixty cows were assigned randomly to two treatments: 1) 100 microg of GnRH (i.m.) followed in 7 d with 25 mg of PGF2alpha, followed in 48 h by a second injection of GnRH and one fixed-time insemination (Cosynch; n = 287) or 2) Cosynch plus one CIDR during the 7 d between the first injection of GnRH and PGF2alpha (Cosynch+P; n = 273). Cows at three stations were inseminated at the time of the second GnRH injection (n = 462), whereas 98 cows at the fourth station were inseminated 16 to 18 h after that injection. Blood samples were collected at d -17, -7, 0, and 2 relative to PGF2alpha to determine concentrations of progesterone. Ultrasonography was used to monitor follicle diameter on d 2 and to determine the presence of an embryo at 30 to 35 d after insemination. Pregnancy rates were greater (P < 0.05) for Cosynch+P- (58%) than for Cosynch-treated (48%) cows. No station x treatment interaction occurred; however, cows at MO (62%) and KS (60%) had greater (P < 0.05) pregnancy rates than those at IL (47%) and MN (44%). Cows that had follicles > 12 mm on d 2 had greater (P < 0.01) pregnancy rates than those with follicles < or = 12 mm regardless of treatment. Pregnancy rates were similar between Cosynch and Cosynch+P treatments when cycling cows had elevated concentrations of progesterone at d 0, but pregnancy rates were greater (P < 0.05) in the Cosynch+P (79%) than in the Cosynch (43%) treatment when cycling cows had low concentrations of progesterone on d 0 (at PGF2alpha injection). Similarly, among noncycling cows, pregnancy rates were greater (P < 0.05) in the Cosynch+P (59%) treatment than in the Cosynch (39%) treatment. Cows in greater body condition at the onset of the breeding season experienced improved (P < 0.001) overall pregnancy rates. Pregnancy rates for cows that calved > 50 d before the onset of the breeding season were greater (P < 0.01) than those for cows that calved < or = 50 d. Thus, treatment of suckled cows with Cosynch yielded acceptable pregnancy rates, but addition of a CIDR improved pregnancy rates in noncycling cows. Body condition and days postpartum at initiation of the breeding season affected overall efficacy of the Cosynch and Cosynch+P protocols.


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