Development of the Timed Re-Insemination (TRI-synch) program re-inseminating 24 days after the initial service in dairy cows

Abstract

For the timed re-insemination at the minimal interbreeding interval, cows were treated with a progesterone (P₄ )-releasing intravaginal device from Days 13-15 to 21 post-insemination (Day 0 = estrus), followed by plasma P₄ assay on Day 23 and then subjected to the Experiments 1 and 2. In Experiment 1, of 18 cows, 6 cows were determined as luteolysis with low (<1 ng/ml) plasma P₄ concentrations on Day 23 and ovulated on Days 24 (3 cows), 25 (1 cow), and 26 (1 cow) except a cow affected by ovarian quiescence. In Experiment 2, all cows were treated with GnRH on Day 23. Cows with low (<1 ng/ml) plasma P₄ concentrations on Day 23 were diagnosed as non-pregnant and subjected to the re-insemination in the morning of Day 24 irrespective of estrous signs. Of 36 cows, 15 cows were diagnosed as being non-pregnant on Day 23. Fourteen cows of the non-pregnant animals were re-inseminated in the morning of Day 24 irrespective of estrous signs and the pregnancy rate of re-insemination was 36%. The conception rates of initial and re-inseminations were 50% (18/36) and 36% (5/14), respectively. The overall pregnancy rate by adding the rates of initial and re-inseminations was 64% (23/36).

Keywords: CIDR; Timed-AI; cow; progesterone; synchronization.