Effect of the Addition of eCG on day 14 Post-Ftai on the Pregnancy Rate in Cows from The Ecuadorian Amazon
Publication Date: 21/07/2023
Author(s): Elgi García Villacreses, Darwin Yánez Avalos, Manuel Ortega Coello, Pablo Roberto Marini.
Volume/Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2 (2023)
Page No: 58-67
Journal: African Journal of Agriculture and Food Science (AJAFS)
Abstract:
The effect of the addition of eCG on day 14 after FTAI was evaluated in 200 cows from the Ecuadorian Amazon, with a calf at the foot, of Brown Swiss breeds and their crosses (Bos indicus). Two treatments (T): T1 (J-Synch + eCG day 6) and T2 (J-Synch + eCG day 14 post-FTAI). The pregnancy rate for T1 (57%) and T2 (48%) without showing a significant difference (p≥0.05). The pregnancy percentage was higher (62.5%) in cows in estrus (125/200). Plasma progesterone levels differ between T1 and T2, evaluated on day 14: (7.1 ng/mL); (13.5 ng/mL), respectively, as well as on day 30: T1 (9.6 ng/mL) and T2 (13.7 ng/mL), (p≤0.05). The diameter of CL measured on day 14 (20.8 ± 3.3 mm) and day 30 (28.2 ± 6.2 mm) differed significantly (p≤0.05). Estrous expression is positively associated with an increased pregnancy rate, but improving eCG on day 14 post-FTAI does not improve the pregnancy rate in Ecuadorian Amazon cows.
Keywords:
eCG, Estrus, J-Synch, Amazon.
