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 …

Association between subclinical hypocalcemia in the first 3 days of lactation and reproductive performance of dairy cows

LS Caixeta, PA Ospina, MB Capel, DV Nydam - Theriogenology, 2017 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to determine the effects of subclinical hypocalcemia on
reproductive performance in dairy cows. In a prospective cohort study, 97 cows on 2 dairy …

[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 …

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) …

Improving fertility to timed artificial insemination by manipulation of circulating progesterone concentrations in lactating dairy cattle

MC Wiltbank, AH Souza, PD Carvalho… - Reproduction …, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
This manuscript reviews the effect of progesterone (P4) during timed AI protocols in lactating
dairy cows. Circulating P4 is determined by a balance between P4 production, primarily by …

[HTML][HTML] Increased fertility in lactating dairy cows resynchronized with Double-Ovsynch compared with Ovsynch initiated 32 d after timed artificial insemination

JO Giordano, MC Wiltbank, JN Guenther… - Journal of dairy …, 2012 - Elsevier
The objective was to determine if using a Double-Ovsynch protocol [DO; Pre-Resynch:
GnRH–7 d–PGF2α–3 d–GnRH, 7 d later Breeding-Resynch: GnRH–7 d–PGF2α–56 h …

Managing the dominant follicle in lactating dairy cows

MC Wiltbank, R Sartori, MM Herlihy, JLM Vasconcelos… - Theriogenology, 2011 - Elsevier
Reproductive efficiency is not optimal in high-producing dairy cows. Although many aspects
of ovarian follicular growth in cows are similar to those observed in heifers, there are …

Effect of increasing GnRH and PGF2α dose during Double-Ovsynch on ovulatory response, luteal regression, and fertility of lactating dairy cows

JO Giordano, MC Wiltbank, PM Fricke, S Bas… - Theriogenology, 2013 - Elsevier
Ovsynch-type synchronization of ovulation protocols have suboptimal synchronization rates
due to reduced ovulation to the first GnRH treatment and inadequate luteolysis to the …