| Progesterone assays as an aid for improving reproductive efficiency in dairy cattle I. Use of milk progesterone profiles in the confirmation of estrus detection and early pregnancy diagnosis |
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Byong-kyu Kang1, Han-sun Choi1, Sang-gong Choi2, Chang-ho Son1 |
1College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University
2Suhkwang Livestock Co. LTD. |
| Progesterone 농도측정(濃度測定)에 의한 유우(乳牛)의 번식효율증진(繁殖效率增進)에 관한 연구(硏究) I. 유즙(乳汁)중 progesterone 농도측정(濃度測定)에 의한 발정확인(發情確認) 및 조기임신진단(早期姙娠診斷) |
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강병규1, 최한선1, 최상공2, 손창호1 |
1전남대학교 수의과대학
2(주)서광 축산사업부 |
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| Abstract |
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Milk progesterone concentrations were measured in 111 dairy cows for confirming the estrus observation and for the early pregnancy diagnosis. Of the 56 cows inseminated, 52 cows(92.8%) were an ovulatory estrus, 2 cows(3.6%) were an unovulatory estrus, and 2 cows(3.6%) were the error of estrus observation, respectively. Milk progesterone concentrations at 21 and 24 days after artificial insemination were significantly higher in 23 pregnant cows compared with those in 5 non-pregnant cows(P<0.05). The accuracy rate for early pregnancy diagnosis in 27 cows achieved when the discriminatory concentration at 21 days after artificial insemination was placed at 2.0 ng/ml skim milk, was 91.3% for positive diagnosis and 100% for negative diagnosis, respectively. These results indicated that milk progesterone determination at 0, 6 and 21 days after artificial insemination can be utilized for confirming the estrus observation and for early pregnancy diagnosis. In conclusion, milk progesterone determination is useful diagnostic tool for monitoring the reproductive performance. |
| Key Words:
milk progesterone, estrus detection, early pregnancy diagnosis |
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