Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for ineffective, estrus suppressio

139 FDA adverse-event reports reference ineffective, estrus suppressio (VeDDRA 99103). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1228 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
139
reports citing this reaction
5.8%
death-coded share
Cattle
most-affected species

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. INEFFECTIVE, ESTRUS SUPPRESSIO has 139 reports now versus 139 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.0 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 99103 VOL-LOW

VOL-LOW · DEATH-PAR · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-CATTLE · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-LOW 139 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 5.8%
  • MID-PACK #1228/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Haemolytic anaemia
  • SPECIES-CATTLE Cattle · 114
  • DRUG-LEAD Melengestrol Acet… · 110
  • DESK-WIDE 18 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Haemolytic anaemia (±0 reports)

Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Report-volume neighbourhood around INEFFECTIVE, ESTRUS SUPPRESSIO

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Dehiscence, medical d… · near140Haemolytic anaemia · near139INEFFECTIVE, ESTRUS S… · thi…139Injection site serous… · near139Ventricular arrhythmia · near139Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around INEFFECTIVE, ESTRUS SUPPRESSIO

INEFFECTIVE, ESTRUS SUPPRESSIO: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: INEFFECTIVE, ESTRUS SUPPRESSIO's 5.8% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is lower-third: 8 of 139 reports (5.8% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Haemolytic anaemia (±0 reports). Lead species Cattle (114). Lead co-reported drug Melengestrol Acetate (110).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Melengestrol Acetate appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Cattle 114
Horse 24
Pig 1

Breeds Most Affected

Mixed (Cattle) 45
Cattle (other) 28
Cattle (unknown) 23
Crossbred Bovine/Cattle 12
Quarter Horse 6
Horse (unknown) 5
Aberdeen Angus 3
Paint 3
Thoroughbred 3
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 2

Associated Drugs

Melengestrol Acetate 110
Altrenogest Oily Solution 17
Altrenogest 8
Monensin Sodium 5
Monensin 3
Progesterone 2
Tylosin Phosphate 2
Melengestrol Acetate, Monensin Sodium, Tylosin Phosphate 1
Progesterone, Estradiol Benzoate, Tylosin Tartrate 1
Unspecified 1
Tilmicosin Phosphate 1
Ractopamine Hydrochloride 1
Dinoprost Tromethamine 1
Lasalocid Sodium 1
Trenbolone Acetate + Estradiol 1
Gonadorelin Diacetate Tetrahydrate 1
Testosterone Propionate;Estradiol Benzoate 1
Progesterone;Estradiol Benzoate 1

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for INEFFECTIVE, ESTRUS SUPPRESSIO, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (5.8% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this reaction

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for INEFFECTIVE, ESTRUS SUPPRESSIO (#1228 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 5.8%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 5.8% · vintage 2025.

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