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Effect of low progesterone concentration during oestrus synchronisation on subsequent ovulation and postovulatory endocrine function in dairy cows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

G.E. Mann ,
E.C.L. Bleach  and
M.D. Fray
G.E. Mann*
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham, School of Biosciences, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
E.C.L. Bleach
Affiliation:
School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AJ, UK.
M.D. Fray
Affiliation:
Institute for Animal Health, Compton, Newbury, RG20 7NN, UK.
*
E-mail: George.Mann@Nottingham.ac.uk
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In addition to work showing a detrimental effect of low postovulatory progesterone on embryo development (Mann and Lamming, 2001), a number of studies have demonstrated reduced fertility in animals in which plasma progesterone concentrations were low during the cycle preceding insemination (Holness et al., 1981; Folman et al., 1990). In this study we investigated the effect of reduced progesterone concentrations during oestrus synchronisation on the timing of ovulation and on progesterone concentrations during the ensuing cycle.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2004 , 2004 , pp. 60
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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