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Reproduction in Domestic Animals - Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias

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16 t h International Congress on Animal <strong>Reproduction</strong><br />

36 Poster Abstracts<br />

cows were given a CIDR for 10 d and 500 μg cloprostenol (PGF;<br />

Estrumate, Scher<strong>in</strong>g-Plough Animal Health) at CIDR removal. Estrus<br />

<strong>de</strong>tection (Estrus=D0) was done 3x/d for 5 d after CIDR removal. On<br />

D7-8, cows received 2 PGF treatments (12 h apart) and randomly<br />

assigned to receive 100 μg GnRH at 36 (Control; n=6), 36 and 38<br />

(n=7) or 36 and 40 h (n=7) after first PGF. Ovulation was <strong>de</strong>term<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

by ultrasonography. Blood samples (n=15/animal) were collected and<br />

plasma analyzed for LH as <strong>in</strong> Expt 1. Blood samples were also<br />

collected every second d from ovulation until 14 d after for plasma P4<br />

concentrations. Data were analyzed us<strong>in</strong>g Proc MIXED and Kruskal-<br />

Wallis test. In Expt 1, mean (± SE) LH (ng/mL) concentration was<br />

affected by treatment (P

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