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Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 75 No. 6 1456-1460
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Effect of Progesterone on the Expression of Estrus at the First Postpartum Ovulation in Dairy Cattle

S. D. Kyle 1, C. J. Callahan 1, and R. D. Allrich 1

1 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907

Fifty-two lactating Holstein cows were randomly assigned to receive either a progesterone-releasing (2 g of progesterone) or a control-releasing intravaginal device (0 g of progesterone). Intravaginal devices were inserted on d 10 and removed on d 15 postpartum. Daily blood samples were collected from d 10 to 90 postpartum for subsequent determination of progesterone concentrations. Observations for estrus were conducted three times daily in a dirt paddock containing a testosterone-treated cow.

Serum concentrations of progesterone in the progesterone-releasing intravaginal device group were elevated on d 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 compared with those of the control group. The days to first postpartum ovulation were similar between the treated and control groups, respectively (30.6 vs. 30.5 d). Also similar was the proportion of cows expressing estrus at first, second, and third postpartum ovulations (9/27 vs. 3/24, 14/23 vs. 15/ 21, and 14/21 vs. 9/15, respectively), length of the first postpartum estrous cycle (17.9 vs. 18.3 d), and peak serum concentrations of progesterone during the first estrous cycle (3.5 vs. 2.9 ng/ml). These data indicate that administration of progesterone early postpartum did not increase the proportion of cows expressing estrus at the first ovulation.

Key Words: progesterone • estrus • postpartum • dairy cattle

Submitted on April 15, 1991
Accepted on January 9, 1992




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