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The Route of Administration of $PGF_2\alpha$ Affects Estrous Synchronization and the Subsequent Pregnancy Rate  

C. N. Lee (축산기술연구소)
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Korean Journal of Animal Reproduction / v.26, no.1, 2002 , pp. 69-72 More about this Journal
Abstract
Two trials were conducted in a commercial dairy on heifer synchronization with PGF$_2$$\alpha$. Animals showing estrous following the first injection were bred and animals not showing estrus were given the second injection 10 days later. In the first trial, the injection routes were rump and rump. In the second trial, the injection routes were rump and shoulder. Estrous detection were performed from 24 h after injection. Animals were bred by the same technician. In the first trial, the response rate for the first injection was 51.4% and the subsequent pregnancy rate of these animals was 60.0%. The response rate in the second injection was 57.1% and the pregnancy rate was 50.0%. In the second trial, the response rate in the first injection on the rump was 48.7% and the subsequent pregnancy rate was 70.6%. The second injection was given on the shoulder and the response rate was 60.0% and the subsequent pregnancy rate was 25.0%. The data suggest that the route of PGF$_2$$\alpha$ administration was critical to achieve success in estrous synchronization and pregnancy rates.
Keywords
Estrous synchronization; Administration route of $PGF_2\alpha$; Response rate; Pregnancy rate;
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