Possible Oestrogenic Effects of Feeding Soyameal to Prepuberal Gilts

Autor: Drane, H.M., Wrathall, A.E., Patterson, D.S.P., Hebert, C.N.
Zdroj: British Veterinary Journal; May-June 1981, Vol. 137 Issue: 3 p283-288, 6p
Abstrakt: Six ten-week old gilts were fed a diet containing 20% soyameal for a period of 14 weeks. Their body weights and vulval measurements were compared with those of six similar gilts fed a soya-free diet. After five weeks, the vulvae of the soya-fed group were slightly larger than those of the controls. The difference was maintained until the end of the experiment and was highly significant over the last five weeks. All 12 gilts were slaughtered after 14 weeks on the test diets and a general post-mortem examination carried out. The reproductive tracts were weighed and samples taken for histological examination; however no significant differences between the two groups were observed.
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