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Table 1 Effect of bovine somatotropin administered at insemination on the proportion of cows inseminated at first service that became pregnant (Experiment 1).a

From: Pregnancy success of lactating Holstein cows after a single administration of a sustained-release formulation of recombinant bovine somatotropin

 

Treatmentb

   
 

Control

bST

p

AOR

CI

Cows bred at estrus

20/65 (31%)

19/65 (29%)

   

Cows subject to TAI

11/35 (31%)

10/35 (29%)

   

Total

31/100 (31%)

29/100 (29%)

NS

0.96

0.69–1.32

  1. a Abbreviations are bST; bovine somatotropin; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, 95% confidence interval.
  2. b Data are the number of cows pregnant/total cows inseminated and, in parentheses, percent pregnant.