Effect of Exogenous Progesterone or Flunixin Meglumine After AI on Serum Progesterone Concentration and Pregnancy per AI in Lactating Dairy Cows
Saber Barkhori-Mehni, Hamed Karami-Shabankareh, Reza Masoumi, Mehdi Kazemi- Bonchenari, Adel Pezeshki, Arya Badiei, Essa Dirandeh, Marcos G. Colazo
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of post AI administration of exogenous progesterone (P4) or a prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) synthesis inhibitor agent on serum P4 concentrations and pregnancy per AI (P/AI) in lactating dairy cows. Eighty lactating cows were randomly allocated to one of four treatment groups: 1) CON (control), received 5 mL of saline solution on d 6 and 14 post AI; 2) IP4 (injection of P4), received 125 mg of P4 im on d 6 and 14 post AI; 3) CIDR, received a controlled internal drug release insert containing 1.38g of P4 from d 6 to 20 post AI; and 4) FM (Flunixin Meglumine), received 0.625 g of Flunixin Meglumine, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, twice daily on d 15 and 19 post AI. Blood samples were taken on d 0, 6, 14, 17 and 20 post AI to determine P4 concentrations. Transrectal palpation was performed between 40 and 45 d post AI to determine pregnancy status. All treatment groups (i.e. IP4, CIDR and FM) resulted in greater serum P4 concentration on d 17 and 20 post AI compared to CON (P < 0.05). Cows given a CIDR insert had greater concentrations of P4 on d 17 and 20 than IP4 and FM cows (P < 0.05). However, no significant difference was found between IP4 and FM groups for serum P4 concentrations. The P/AI was greater (P < 0.05) in CIDR-treated cows (55%, 11/20) than CON (25%, 5/20), and intermediate in IP4 (40%, 8/20) and FM (35%, 7/20) cows. In summary, treatment with exogenous P4 (i.e. CIDR and IP4) or FM increased serum P4 concentrations in lactating dairy cows. However, results suggest that only CIDR administration would improve P/AI.
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