Superovulation in cows with FSH preparation containing different amounts of LH

One of the main factors influencing the effectiveness of superovulation is the quality of gonadotropin used.Especially the proportion of FSH to Lh can play an important role.In the experiment superovulatory response of cows treated with FSH containing different amounts of LH was evaluated.Observations were carried out on 120 Polish Black-and-White Lowland cows aged from 5 to 8 years.On day 9, 10 and 11 after oestrus, 40 mg of FSH containing 10,20 or 40% of LH was injected in 8 decreasing doses at 12 h intervals.In the control group 3000 IU PMSG per cow was administrated.Forty-eight hours after the initial FSH or PMSG injection, 3 ml PGF 2-alpha analog was injected to donors to induce oestrus.An average of 5.6, 5.3, 3.9 and 1.7 transferable embryos was recovered after treatment of the cows with FSH +20% LH, FSH +40% LH, FSH +10% LH and PSMG, respectively.