Bioscientifica Proceedings

Estrous synchronization and timed ovulation programs that permit AI at a predetermined time (timed AI) rather than as determined by detection of spontaneous estrus are requisite for increased adoption of AI in the beef cattle industry. In the past two decades, significant progress has been achieved in developing programs that synchronize ovulation to address this need. While this progress has been driven by a multitude of fundamental discoveries in reproductive biology, the gr...