Estrus expression and pregnancy rates in heifers primiparous and multiparous Nelore cows subjected to timed artificial insemination with strategic use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone

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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n6SUPL2p3825

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Breeding biotechnology, Category, Cattle, Conception, Ovulation.

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We evaluated the effects of nulliparous, primiparous, and multiparous conditions on the estrus and pregnancy rates in females that did not show estrus but were treated with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) at the time of timed artificial insemination (TAI). Nelore females (n = 531) were allocated according to the following categories: nulliparous (n = 144), primiparous (n = 132), and multiparous (n = 255). The animals received a conventional TAI protocol, and estrus expression was identified by the absence of paint in the sacrococcygeal region on the day of TAI. Females that did not show estrus were treated with 10 µg of GnRH together with insemination. The rates of estrus and pregnancy were analyzed using a logistic regression model (P < 0.05). The estrus expression was lower (P = 0.006) in the primiparous (61.36%) group than in the nulliparous (76.39%) and multiparous (75.69%) groups. Similar pregnancy rates were observed in females that showed estrus (nulliparous 84.54%, primiparous 86.42%, and multiparous 80.31%; P = 0.39) and in females that did not show estrus and received GnRH (nulliparous 41.18%, primiparous 56.86%, and multiparous 58.06%; P = 0.24). The total pregnancy rates were also similar (P = 0.98) among the categories (nulliparous 74.3%, primiparous 75.0%, and multiparous 74.9%). The primiparous females had a lower rate of estrus, and the pregnancy rates were similar among the categories that received GnRH.

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Denis Vinicius Bonato, Universidade Paranaense

Prof. Dr., Postgraduate Program in Animal Science with Emphasis on Bioactive Products, Universidade Paranaense, UNIPAR, Umuarama, PR, Brazil.

Luigi Carrer Filho, Neopecuária Genetics na Bovine Reproduction Company

Veterinarian, Neopecuária Genetics na Bovine Reproduction Company, NEOPECUARIA, Londrina, PR, Brazil.

Eriko Silva Santos, Neopecuária Genetics na Bovine Reproduction Company

Veterinarian, Neopecuária Genetics na Bovine Reproduction Company, NEOPECUARIA, Londrina, PR, Brazil.

Murilo Rezende Figueira, Neopecuária Genetics na Bovine Reproduction Company

Veterinarian, Neopecuária Genetics na Bovine Reproduction Company, NEOPECUARIA, Londrina, PR, Brazil.

Marcela Bortoletto Cerezetti, Universidade Estadual de São Paulo

PhD Student in Animal Bioscience, Universidade Estadual de São Paulo, USP, Pirassununga, SP, Brazil.

Fábio Morotti, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Prof. Dr., Laboratory of Animal Reproduction and Professional Master in Veterinary Clinics, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, UEL, Londrina, PR, Brazil.

Marcelo Marcondes Seneda, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Prof. Dr., Laboratory of Animal Reproduction and Animal Science Program, UEL, Londrina, PR, Brazil.

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2021-10-08

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Bonato, D. V., Carrer Filho, L., Santos, E. S., Figueira, M. R., Cerezetti, M. B., Morotti, F., & Seneda, M. M. (2021). Estrus expression and pregnancy rates in heifers primiparous and multiparous Nelore cows subjected to timed artificial insemination with strategic use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 42(6SUPL2), 3825–3836. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n6SUPL2p3825

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