Physiological and practical effects of progesterone on reproduction in dairy cattle

MC Wiltbank, AH Souza, PD Carvalho, AP Cunha… - Animal, 2014 - cambridge.org
The discovery of progesterone (P4) and elucidation of the mechanisms of P4 action have an
important place in the history of endocrinology and reproduction. Circulating P4 …

The cow as an induced ovulator: Timed AI after synchronization of ovulation

MC Wiltbank, JR Pursley - Theriogenology, 2014 - Elsevier
Timed-AI after synchronization of ovulation has become one of the most used reproductive
technologies developed during the past 40 years. Various adaptations of this technology are …

Development of fertility programs to achieve high 21-day pregnancy rates in high-producing dairy cows

PD Carvalho, VG Santos, JO Giordano, MC Wiltbank… - Theriogenology, 2018 - Elsevier
Our objective is to overview the research that lead to the development of fertility programs for
high-producing lactating dairy cows using only GnRH and Prostaglandin F 2α (PGF 2α) …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma anti-Müllerian hormone in adult dairy cows and associations with fertility

ES Ribeiro, RS Bisinotto, FS Lima, LF Greco… - Journal of dairy …, 2014 - Elsevier
The objectives of this study were to identify factors associated with concentrations of anti-
Müllerian hormone (AMH) in plasma of dairy cows and to investigate the relationships …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of a second treatment with prostaglandin F2α during the Ovsynch protocol on luteolysis and pregnancy in dairy cows

MC Wiltbank, GM Baez, F Cochrane, RV Barletta… - Journal of dairy …, 2015 - Elsevier
The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a second treatment with
prostaglandin F 2α (PGF) during Ovsynch on regression of the corpus luteum (CL) and on …

[HTML][HTML] Economic comparison of reproductive programs for dairy herds using estrus detection, timed artificial insemination, or a combination

KN Galvão, P Federico, A De Vries… - Journal of dairy …, 2013 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to compare the economic outcome of reproductive programs
using estrus detection (ED), timed artificial insemination (TAI), or a combination of both (TAI …

Synchronisation of ovulation for management of reproduction in dairy cows

RS Bisinotto, ES Ribeiro, JEP Santos - animal, 2014 - cambridge.org
Important developments have occurred in the last two decades, since the advent of the
Ovsynch protocol, on the understanding and use of synchronisation programmes for …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis of progesterone supplementation during timed artificial insemination programs in dairy cows

RS Bisinotto, IJ Lean, WW Thatcher, JEP Santos - Journal of Dairy Science, 2015 - Elsevier
A systematic review of the literature was performed with the objective to evaluate the effects
of progesterone supplementation using a single intravaginal insert during timed artificial …

[HTML][HTML] Hormonal manipulations in the 5-day timed artificial insemination protocol to optimize estrous cycle synchrony and fertility in dairy heifers

FS Lima, ES Ribeiro, RS Bisinotto, LF Greco… - Journal of Dairy …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives were to determine the effects of GnRH at the initiation of the 5-d timed artificial
insemination (AI) program combined with 2 injections of PGF 2α on ovarian responses and …

[HTML][HTML] Manipulation of progesterone to increase ovulatory response to the first GnRH treatment of an Ovsynch protocol in lactating dairy cows receiving first timed …

PD Carvalho, MC Wiltbank, PM Fricke - Journal of dairy science, 2015 - Elsevier
Ovulation to the first GnRH (G1) treatment of the Ovsynch protocol improves synchronization
rate and pregnancies per AI (P/AI). Elevated progesterone (P4) concentrations at G1 …