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Abstract The research aimed to investigate the impact of reducing the time interval for progesterone exposure on the ovulatory follicle just before performing fixed-timed artificial insemination (FTAI). This was achieved by adjusting the timing of administering a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH; specifically, 100 µg gonadorelin, known as Cystorelin). The study assessed the effectiveness of two estrous synchronization protocols, the “7 specifically, Eazi-breed, containing 1.38 g of progesterone) into the vagina on d -14. Simultaneously, a prostaglandin F2α analogue (PGF; 500 µg cloprostenol sodium, known as Synchsure) was administered. In the first treatment group (7 P ≤ 0.1. Heifers on the 8 0.0001). AI pregnancy rates were greater in heifers on the 8&6-d protocol compared with the heifers on 7&7-d protocol (P = 0.625) with average pregnancy rates of 39.4% and 30.3%, respectively. Overall, pregnancy rate was greater as well for the 8&6-d heifers compared with the 7&7-d heifers (P = 0.044), with mean overall pregnancy rates of 78.8% and 54.5%, respectively.
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