Publications by authors named "Laisse G Lima"
Theriogenology
January 2023
Article Synopsis
- Pregnancy loss (PL) in Bos indicus cattle can negatively affect livestock profitability, yet it is often underreported; this study examines the factors contributing to PL after timed-artificial insemination (TAI) in Nelore beef cows over three breeding seasons.
- The research involved analyzing the effects of various treatments and cattle conditions, including hormonal manipulations, the presence of a corpus luteum, body condition scores, and estrus expression on PL rates, revealing that hormonal treatments did not significantly impact the PL rates.
- It found that primiparous cows (first-time mothers) experienced higher PL rates than multiparous cows (those that have calved before), and cows not expressing estrus near TAI also had elevated
