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Acta vet. scand. 2005, 46, 1-12. Pregnancy Rates in Repeat-breeder Heifers Following Multiple Artificial Inseminations during Spontaneous Oestrus By Bhupender Singh, Fernando Saravia, Renée Båge, Heriberto Rodríguez-Martínez Division of Comparative Reproduction, Obstetrics and Udder Health, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Centre for Re- productive Biology in Uppsala (CRU), P.O. Box 7039, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden. Singh B, Saravia F, Båge R, Rodríguez-Martínez H: Pregnancy rates in repeat- breeder heifers following multiple artificial inseminations during spontaneous oestrus. Acta vet. scand. 2005, 46, 1-12 – Hormonal asynchronies during oestrus, re- lated to the presence of suprabasal plasma-progesterone (P4) concentrations and a de- layed ovulation, interfere with the fertility of repeat-breeder heifers (RBH). Since tubal dysfunction can occur in connection with hormonal asynchronies and constrained avail- ability of fertile spermatozoa at the time of ovulation, the present study tested the hy- pothesis that frequent sperm deposition from onset of oestrus to ovulation may improve pregnancy rates in RBH. Five RBH and five virgin heifers (VH; controls) were repeat- edly artificially inseminated (AI) at 6 h intervals from onset of oestrus to spontaneous ovulation. Hormone analyses revealed suprabasal P4 concentrations and a delay in the occurrence of the luteinising hormone (LH) surge, but a normal cortisol profile in RBH. Compared with controls, RBH presented longer interval from onset of oestrus to ovula- tion, and therefore, received more AIs. Pregnancy rates in RBH reached control levels (60%; NS), indicating that the hypot