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Evaluation of the 7 & 7 Synch and 7-day CO-Synch + CIDR <sup>®</sup> protocols for estrus synchronization of beef cows prior to fixed-time artificial insemination with conventional or sex-sorted semen
Gonadorelin (GnRH) · biorxiv-preprint · 2020 · RCT
The 7 & 7 Synch protocol resulted in a higher proportion of cows expressing estrus and improved pregnancy rates compared to the 7-day CO-Synch + CIDR protocol.
82% (629/769) of cows expressed estrus prior to FTAI with 7 & 7 Synch vs 64% (492/769) with 7-day CO-Synch + CIDR, P=0.01.