Effect of Different Protocols of Fixed-Time Artificial Insemination on Mucus, Ovarian Size, and Pregnancy of Mixed-Breed Cows in the Humid Tropics of Peru

Table 2

Cost recorded for each protocol.

Treatments	Units	Cows (N)	Cost (USD)	Dose	Price/animal (USD)	Price/group (USD)
Conventional
Intravaginal device	10 device pack	15	91.0	1	9.1	136.3
Estradiol benzoate	100 ml bottle		26.0	2 mg	0.5	7.8
PGF2α	20 ml bottle		24.7	0.15 mg	2.5	37.0
eCG	25 ml bottle		62.4	1 mg	20.0	77.9
Estradiol benzoate	100 ml bottle		26.0	1 mg	5.2	3.9
Subtotal (USD)					17.5	262.8
Jsynch
Intravaginal device	10 device pack	15	91.0	1	9.1	136.5
Estradiol benzoate	100 ml bottle		26.0	2 mg	0.5	7.8
PGF2α	20 ml bottle		24.7	0.15 mg	2.5	37.1
Estradiol cypionate	50 ml bottle		33.8	1 mg	0.7	10.1
eCG	25 ml bottle		62.4	1 mg	5.2	78.0
Subtotal (USD)					18.0	269.5
Ovsynch
GnRH	50 ml bottle	15	39.0	0.21 mg	3.9	58.5
PGF2α	20 ml bottle		24.7	0.15 mg	2.5	37.1
GnRH	50 ml bottle		39.0	0.21 mg	3.9	58.5
GnRH	50 ml bottle		39.0	0.21 mg	3.9	58.5
Subtotal (USD)					14.2	212.6