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DOI: 10.31248/JASVM
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Estrous synchronization and fertility of cross-bred dairy cows using prostaglandin F2α and gonadotropin releasing hormone
https://doi.org/10.31248/JASVM2021.291 | Article Number: 64BA38D74 | Vol.6 (5) - October 2021
Received Date: 26 August 2021 | Accepted Date: 08 October 2021 | Published Date: 30 October 2021
Authors: Abubakr O. Ismail* , Erneo B. Ochi , Ambrose S. Jubara , Bakri Ahmed A/Rahim and Jackline Natale Siasa
Keywords: prostaglandin., Cross-bred dairy cows, estrous regime, gonadotropin, pregnancy rate.
A comparative hormonal study of prostaglandin, gonadotropin releasing hormone and their combination was conducted on 30 randomly selected cross-bred dairy cows of SEMEX project for artificial insemination in Hillat Kuku, Khartoum North, Sudan. The study attempts to determine the response of the animals to hormonal induction and synchronization of estrous as well as fertility following fixed time artificial insemination. Three treatment groups of 10 cows each were undertaken. Groups 1, 2 and 3 involved administration of prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α), gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) and a combination of PGF2α + GnRH, respectively. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed. The results revealed that all the three protocols induced and synchronized estrous were almost synchronous in all the treated groups. However, protocol 3 revealed a significantly (p<0.05) better result of 70% pregnancy rate compared to other two protocols that equally provided 50% pregnancy rates. The study resolves that protocol 3 be highly recommended to change the mindset of farmers about the spread of reproductive technology in Sudan. Protocols 1 and 2 provided acceptable pregnancy rates that can be enhanced with the improvement of management.
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