Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the initiation of oestrus and ovulation early postpartum, especially but not exclusively, in dairy cows which comprises supplying a prostaglandin post partum and subsequently treating with a progesterone.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 17, 2002
Date of Patent:
January 27, 2004
Assignees:
The University of Nottingham, Milk Development Council
Abstract: This invention relates to a method of predicting pregnancy, particularly, in a cow, the method comprising taking a milk sample from the cow in which a milk progesterone concentration of >3 ng ml−1 by Day 4 post insemination is indicative that the animal is pregnant. The invention also relates to methods of improving pregnancy success by timely supply of progesterone or a functional equivalent thereof (progestagen); to methods of assessing suitability for progesterone replacement therapy; and to methods of embryo transfer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 7, 2000
Date of Patent:
August 5, 2003
Assignees:
Milk Development Council, University of Nottingham