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Cloprostenol for treatment of silent heat

Authors: Barr DA
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 25, Issue 12, pp 402, Dec 1977
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cattle, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Oestrus/oestrous, Reproduction - female, Reproduction, Diagnostic procedures, Endocrine/autocrine/paracrine, Reproduction - hormones
Article class: Correspondence

Abstract: Accurate detection of oestrus in the cow is one of the more significant factors influencing the calving index. Heats may be undetected for a variety of reasons, as terms such as silent heat and no visible oestrus imply, but the end result is that the problem is found to some extent in all herds. During the 1976 breeding season the opportunity was taken of monitoring the use of cloprostenol for the treatment of nondetected cycling cows in a 110-cow factory-supply herd…

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