Infusion of GnRH pulses and level of body condition on ovarian function in postpartum beef cows

Andrade, L.P.; Rhind, S.M.; Wright, I.A.; McMillen, S.R.; Goddard, P.J.; Bramley, T.A.

Infusion of GnRH pulses and level of body condition on ovarian function in postpartum beef cows

1995

An experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that postpartum anoestrus in beef cows is prolonged in cows in low body condition (BC) because they have a reduced LH pulse frequency compared with cows in high BC. Thirty-six multiparous Blue-Grey (White Shorthorn x Galloway) cows were fed so that they calved in either low (L) (BC score 2.07; SE 0.05; n = 24) or high (H) (BC score 2.81; SE 0.08; n = 12) body condition. (…)

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