dc.contributor.advisor | Patterson, David J. (David James), 1954- | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Mallory, Daniel A., 1983- | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | eng |
dc.date.submitted | 2009 Fall | eng |
dc.description | Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on March 10, 2010). | eng |
dc.description | The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. | eng |
dc.description | Thesis advisor: Dr. David J. Patterson. | eng |
dc.description | M.S. University of Missouri--Columbia 2009. | eng |
dc.description.abstract | [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Experiment 1 evaluated two long-term progestin-based and controlled internal drug release estrus synchronization protocols to determine their potential to facilitate fixed-time artificial insemination in estrous cycling and prepubertal beef heifers. Conception to AI, AI pregnancy, and final pregnancy rates did not differ between treatments. Experiment 2 compared two long-term progestin-based estrus synchronization protocols to evaluate their potential to facilitate fixed-time artificial insemination in estrous cycling and prepubertal beef heifers. Estrous response after PG was greater among CIDR treated heifers compared to MGA treated heifers. Conception to AI, AI pregnancy, and final pregnancy rates did not differ between treatments. In summary, the long-term CIDR protocol compared favorably with the MGA protocol. Experiment 3 was conducted to compare pregnancy rates resulting from fixed-time AI after administration of either one of two long-term CIDR-based protocols. CIDR-GnRH-PG and CIDR-PG treated heifers were fixed-time inseminated at 72 or 66 hr after PG, respectively. Fixed-time AI pregnancy rates tended to be higher among CIDR-PG compared to CIDR-GnRH-PG treated heifers. Final pregnancy rates did not differ between treatments. In summary, both long-term progestin-based protocols were effective in synchronizing estrus prior to fixed-time AI in beef heifers. | eng |
dc.description.bibref | Includes bibliographical references. | eng |
dc.format.extent | xiii, 89 pages | eng |
dc.identifier.oclc | 558876485 | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/6647 | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/6647 | |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertations | eng |
dc.rights | Access is limited to the campus of the University of Missouri--Columbia. | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Beef cattle -- Artificial insemination | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Estrus | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Progestational hormones | eng |
dc.title | Comparison of long-term progestin-based protocols to synchronize estrus in beef heifers | eng |
dc.type | Thesis | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Animal sciences (MU) | eng |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | eng |
thesis.degree.name | M.S. | eng |