BACKGROUND: Inbreeding is one of the major problems of small size herds of red deer in refuge wildlife parks. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to use estrus synchronization technique in red deer (Cervus elaphus) based on natural mating to control the dominancy and social rank of stags and inbreeding. METHODS: In this study, hinds (n=6) were captured and caged at breeding season (ear...

Synchronization of estrus contributes to optimizing the use of time, labor, and financial resources by shortening the calving season, in addition to increasing the uniformity of the calf crop. The major limitation of estrus-synchronization programs is their inability to induce a potentially fertile estrus and ovulation in noncycling cattle (i.e., prepubertal heifers and anestrous suckling cattl...

Estrus synchronization allows for parturition at suitable times to take advantage of niche markets, feed supplies, labor, and rising price trends. In the past, synchronization of estrus in goats has focused primarily on dairy goats to allow for optimal timing of milk production. However, recent interest in meat goat production has resulted in attempts to use dairy goat, sheep, and cattle synchr...

The objectives of this study were to determine estrus behavior, interval to estrus, duration of estrus and time of ovulation of Boran, and Boran × Holstein Friesian (HF) breeds. A total of 113 cows and heifers from the two breeds were synchronized with two estrus synchronization protocols: 1) estradiol benzoate (EB) + controlled internal drug release (CIDR) + prostaglandin (PGF2α); and 2) gonad...

Successful reproductive management in buffaloes depends on effective estrus detection. Urinary pheromones identified from natural estrous cycle have been reported to decipher estrus phase. However, its presence has not been analyzed in the urine after synchronization. Thus, our present investigation was to investigate the influence of synchronized estrus urine in bulls and to examine the presen...

The beef cattle industry has seen rapid gains in economically desirable traits largely due to the selection and expanded use of genetically proven, superior sires made available through artificial insemination (AI). Recent surveys indicate, however less than 5% of the beef cows in the United States are bred by AI, and only half of the cattle producers who practice AI use any form of estrus sync...

A study was conducted to assess the effect of estrus synchronization technique on fertility and estrus induction response in crossbred cows under field conditions. Totally 30 infertile cows (anoestrous 13 and repeat breeder 17) were selected and divided randomly into two groups having 15 cows each. Estrus synchronization protocol (Triu-B) was adopted in Group I and Group II cows were kept as co...

Progesterone is a potent drug for synchronization of the estrus and ovulation cycles in bovine. At present, the estrus cycle of bovine is controlled by the insertion of progesterone-embedded silicone bands. The disadvantage of nondegradable polymer inserts is to require for disposal of these bands after their use. The study currently focuses on preparation of biodegradable progesterone-incorpor...

Development of methods to manipulate the estrous cycle so that all cows are in estrus during a short, predefined period (synchronized estrus) while maintaining normal fertility has been a difficult goal to achieve, but has resulted in the creation of valuable synchronization protocols that are available to producers today. Although implementation of estrus synchronization and AI will improve th...