Efficacy of a single intramuscular injection of porcine FSH in hyaluronan prior to ovum pick-up in Holstein cattle

LM Vieira, CA Rodrigues, AC Netto, BM Guerreiro… - Theriogenology, 2016 - Elsevier
Plasma FSH profiles, in vitro embryo production (IVP) after ovum pickup (OPU), and
establishment of pregnancy with IVP embryos were compared in untreated Holstein oocyte
donors and those superstimulated with multiple injections or a single intramuscular (IM)
injection of porcine FSH (pFSH) in hyaluronan (HA). Plasma FSH profiles were determined
in 23 heifers randomly allocated to one of four groups. Controls received no treatment,
whereas the F200 group received 200 mg of pFSH in four doses, 12 hours apart. The …