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Ontario Association of Bovine Practitioners Reproductive Symposium. Department of Animal Sciences and Industry. Getting Cows Pregnant. Jeffrey S. Stevenson, Ph.D. Estrus-Detection Programs No hormonal intervention. First Service Options. End of VWP. Heat detection only. Insemination. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Jeffrey S. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Department of Animal Sciences
and Industry
Getting Cows PregnantGetting Cows Pregnant
Ontario Association ofOntario Association ofBovine PractitionersBovine Practitioners
Reproductive SymposiumReproductive Symposium
Insemination
Rebreeding or
pregnancy diagnosis
End of VWP
Heat detection
only
First Service OptionsFirst Service Options
Pregnancy RatesPregnancy Rates
0
10
20
30
40
50
%
Weighted average Unweighted average
Detected estrus Ovsynch
1,190 cows 9 studies each
1,155 cows
Adapted from Rabiee et al. (2005)
NS difference
Insemination
Rebreeding or
pregnancy diagnosis
End of VWP
Heat detection
PGF
First Service OptionsFirst Service Options
Heat detection
PGF
Heat detection
PGF
Insemination
Insemination
0 wk
2 wk
4 wk
Insemination
Rebreeding or
pregnancy diagnosis
Ovsynch
GnRHTAIPGF
M M W Th
GnRH
End of VWP
Heat detection
PGF
First Service OptionsFirst Service Options
Cows not detected in heat by ??? days in milk
Pregnancy RatesPregnancy Rates
0
10
20
30
40
50
%
Weighted average Unweighted average
PGF + detected estrus Ovsynch
2,234 cows 16 studies each
2,209cows
Adapted from Rabiee et al. (2005)
NS difference
Select Synch
PGF
M M
GnRH
First Service OptionsFirst Service Options
Rebreeding or
pregnancy diagnosis
InseminationHeat detection
Ovsynch
GnRHTAIPGF
M M W Th
GnRHCows not detected in heat by ??? days in milk
End of VWP
Pregnancy RatesPregnancy Rates
0
10
20
30
40
50
%
Weighted average Unweighted average
Select Synch + detected estrus Ovsynch
764 cows 5 studies each
770 cows
Adapted from Rabiee et al. (2005)
NS difference
End of VWP
GnRHTAIPGF
M M W Th
Ovsynch
GnRH
First Service OptionsFirst Service Options
48 hr
32
4145
4137
0
10
20
30
40
50
0 8 16 24 32
Hours between the Second GnRH Injection and TAI
Conception rate
Calving rate
Poly. (Calving rate)
Poly. (Conceptionrate)
%
Pursley et al. (1998)
Day of Estrous Cycle at OnsetDay of Estrous Cycle at Onsetof the Ovsynch Protocolof the Ovsynch Protocol
28
41 4034 36
0
10
20
30
40
50
1-4 5-8 9-12 13-16 17-21
Days of Cycle
Con
cept
ion
rate
s, %
Vasconcelos et al. (1999)
Timed AI Programs:Timed AI Programs:Presynchronized Presynchronized Cycles + OvsynchCycles + Ovsynch
Injection Schedule forInjection Schedule forPresynch + Ovsynch ProgramPresynch + Ovsynch Program
Week 1
M
T W Th F S S
2
M T W Th F S S
3
M T W Th F S S
4
M T W Th F S S
5
M T W Th F S S
6
M T W Th F S S
PGFPGF
PGFPGF
PGFPGF
GnRHGnRH
TAITAIGnRHGnRH
12 days
Estrus
Estrus
Rebreeding or pregnancy diagnosis
End of VWP
GnRH
AIPGF
M M W Th
12-14 days
GnRH
OvsynchPresynch
PGF
14 days
First First ServiceService Options Options
PGF
Week 1
M
T W Th F S S
2
M T W Th F S S
3
M T W Th F S S
4
M T W Th F S S
5
M T W Th F S S
6
M T W Th F S S
PGFPGF
PGFPGF
PGFPGF GnRHGnRH TAITAI
GnRHGnRH
29 3643 48
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Florida Kansas
Ovsynch Presynch+Ovsynch
n = 262 n = 264
n = 272 n = 278
Presynch + Ovsynch ProgramPresynch + Ovsynch Program
Moreira et al. (2001)
El-Zarkouny et al. (2004)
12 days
Pregnancy RatesPregnancy Rates
0
10
20
30
40
50
%
Weighted average Unweighted average
Presynchronized Cycles + Ovsynch Ovsynch
971 cows 7 studies each
982 cows
2 = 21.084; P < 0.001
W W M M
End of VWP
PGF
7 d
GnRH
OvsynchPresynch
PGF PGF
14 days
GnRH+TAI
TAIGnRH
GnRH+TAI
W Th
Cosynch 48
Cosynch 72
Ovsynch
Portaluppi and Stevenson (2006)
24 hr48 hr
72 hr4
8 h
r
12 days
Kansas Presynch-Ovsynch StudyKansas Presynch-Ovsynch Study
22.8%
23.5%
(n = 665)
31.4%
F F T T
End of VWP
PGF
11 days
GnRH
OvsynchPresynch
PGF PGF
14 days
GnRH+TAI
TAIGnRH
GnRH+TAI
Th F
Cosynch 48
Cosynch 72
Ovsynch 56
Brusveen et al. (2006)
16 hr
48
hr
72 hr
56 hr7 d
Wisconsin Presynch-Ovsynch StudyWisconsin Presynch-Ovsynch Study
44.8%
36.2%
24.6%
(n = 343)
Pregnancy RatesPregnancy Rates
0
10
20
30
40
50
%
Weighted average Unweighted average
Ovsynch
Ovsynch + CIDR
730 cows 3 studies each
718 cows
NS difference
CIDR
Ovsynch + CIDROvsynch + CIDR
PGF
GnRH
GnRH
PGF
TAI
Ovsynch
Ovsynch+C GnRH
TAIGnRH
50% 40%
38% 33%
Conception rates
Day 28 Day 56
–7 0 +48 +64Days Hours
Stevenson et al. (2006)
n = 634 cows
Effect of Location and Cyclicity on Effect of Location and Cyclicity on Pregnancy Rates at Day 28Pregnancy Rates at Day 28
0
20
40
60
80
100
%
IL KS MI MO OH WI
Ovsynch OVS+CIDR Cycling
Treatment × herd interactionStevenson et al. (2006)
Conception Rates at 56 d after TAI Conception Rates at 56 d after TAI based on Cycling Status and Serum based on Cycling Status and Serum
P4 at PGFP4 at PGF
Pretreatment cycling status
Serum P4
before PGF2
Luteal status
before PGF2 OVSOVS + CIDR
NoncyclingHighLow
Active induced CL4
No induced CL4
39 (58)17 (38)
34 (47)33 (41)
CyclingHighLow
Active CL Early luteolysis
39 (178)19 (47)
43 (179)38 (46)
Treatment
Stevenson et al. (2006)
Pregnancy RatesPregnancy Rates
0
10
20
30
40
50
%
Weighted average Unweighted average
Presynch + Ovsynch
Presynch + Ovsynch + CIDR
1,599cows 4 studies each
1,609cows
NS difference
““Cherry Picking”Cherry Picking”
012345678
TAI Notpreg.
Preg.
Pro
gest
eron
e, n
g/m
L
Presynch + Ovsynch
Presynch + Ovsynch + CIDR
Melendez et al. (In press)
22.7
31.2
0
10
20
30
40
50
%
Presynch + Ovsynch
Presynch + Ovsynch + CIDR
589 cows
586 cows
d 14d 0
Costs per PregnancyCosts per Pregnancy
Item
Breeding Program
Detected estrus Ovsynch
Presynch + OVS
Annual cost, $
Unadj. cost/pregnancy, $
No. of reproductive culls
Average days open
Cost/day open beyond 85 d
Adjusted cost/pregnancy, $
11,801
55.40
37
162
3.16
298.35
17,221
73.66
16
122
1.16
115.39
18,507
78.59
15
116
1.02
110.49
Adapted from Nebel et al. (2003)