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Repro management
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What hormone is important for early developing follicles | FSH |
| What produces progesterone | The corpus lutes |
| Where is prostaglandin in the body? | Everywhere! Uterus makes it because the embryo will signal if it should make it |
| What causes progesterone levels to come back down? | Luteyolisis |
| What does LH do | Stimulate follicular growth and a growing follicle will produce high levels of estradiol |
| What do high levels of estradiol do | Causes estrus and a surge release of LH that triggers ovulation |
| Whats the purpose of prostaglandin f2a | Induce luteal regression in non pregnant females |
| What does prostaglandin do | Causes luteyolysis and regression of the corpus lute |
| When will the CL respond to prostaglandin | day 5 1/2 of cycle |
| What type of hormone is GNRH | Peptide! |
| What does GNRH do?? | releases gonaditrophin hormones (LH and FSH). early follicles won't respond to this it has to be a dominant follicle |
| What is an IM injection and how is it given | 18 gauge, intramuscular, long needle injected straight |
| What do progestins do and where do they come from | come from corpus lutes, they inhibit estrus and ovulation but can also induce cyclicality in pre pubertal heifers |
| Briefly explain MGA, CIDR, and detection aids | MGA - progesterone derived(very similar), only use in heifers, similar to birth control pill CIDR - has actual progesterone in it, similar to IUD but in vagina and only in for 5-15 days Detection - tool to identify animals in standing heat tail chalk |
| What does GnRH do | Induce ovulation and synchronize follicular waves |
| What is aimed target weight, and how much do calves have to gain before first breeding | 55-65%. Gain 300 lbs in 200 days. |
| What is the biggest influence when deciding target weight | economics!!! How much money is feed, where are you located, etc |