Maximizing pregnancy production requires prompt service and conception. The key opportunity for producers lies in improving service or submission rates, through visual heat detection and/or synchronization programs.
Through the strategic use of the following supplemental hormones, prostaglandin, gonadatropin releasing hormone and/or progesterone, synchronization programs increase the number of eligible animals during a time period, decreasing labor requirements and shortening the breeding window.
The following factors determine which synchronization program should be implemented:
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