Conception rates of beef heifers treated with GnRH analog at the time of estrus or at the time of artificial insemination

Authors

L.R. Corah
W.E. Beal
M.F. Spire
Jeffrey S. Stevenson

Keywords

Cattlemen's Day, 1989; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 89-567-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 567; Beef; Conception rates; GnRH; Estrus; Artificial insemination

Abstract

Injecting a GnRH-analog at the time of estrus or at insemination did not generally improve conception rates in heifers inseminated following a synchronized estrus. However, within some herds. a significant positive response was noted.

Recommended Citation

Corah, L.R.; Beal, W.E.; Spire, M.F.; and Stevenson, Jeffrey S. (1989) "Conception rates of beef heifers treated with GnRH analog at the time of estrus or at the time of artificial insemination," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 1. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2277