Comparison of estrus response and pregnancy rates of beef cows synchronized with progesterone and prostaglandin-based protocols.

• Main Authors: Khumran, A.M., Yusoff, Rosnina, Omar, Mohamed Ariff, Haron, Abdul Wahid, Dhaliwal, Gurmeet Kaur, Khanh, N.P., Yap, Chee Kong, M., M. Fahmi, M. E., Azmil
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Medwell Online 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25944/1/Comparison%20of%20estrus%20response%20and%20pregnancy%20rates%20of%20beef%20cows%20synchronized%20with%20progesterone%20and%20prostaglandin.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25944/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The aim of this study was to compare the estrus response and pregnancy rate between the indigenous beef cows of Malaysia; Kedah-Kelantan (KK) and the exotic beef cows; Brangus (BR) following progesterone and prostaglandin-based estrus synchronization treatments. A total of 40 KK and 30 BR open cows...