Abstract
A protocol to make anestrous cows more likely to cycle prior to estrous synchronization would greatly enhance reproductive efficiency. Ease of application, availability, and low cost make feeding melengestrol acetate (MGA) a good choice in such a protocol. MGA, used as a progestin "primer," has no detrimental effects on cows that are already cycling and reduces the number of cows expressing short cycles.
Keywords: Cattlemen's Day, 2001, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 01-318-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 873, Beef, MGA, Postpartum interval, Pregnancy rate, Short cycle
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Gleghorn, J., Marston, T. & Wankel, L., (2001) “Short-term feeding of MGA to postpartum cows prior to the breeding season”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports 1(1), 17-19. doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.1715
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