Prediction and manipulation of weaning to ovulation interval in the sow

Autor: N.S. Prathalingam, S.A. Edwards, F.M. Davidson, W. Healey, L. Prieto, A. Tarongi, P.R. English
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science. 1999:186-186
ISSN: 1752-7570
1752-7562
DOI: 10.1017/s1752756200003410
Popis: There are commercial benefits in being able to predict the time of ovulation, post weaning in the sow. These include the use of a single insemination, with associated decreased AI and labour costs, and increased litter sizes resulting from the correct timing of insemination (Waberski et al., 1994). To predict the time of ovulation in the sow, a variety of potentially influential factors have to be considered. Predictability may be increased by timed administration of gonadotrophin, which has been shown to reduce the variance in the weaning to oestrus interval in multiparous sows (Lancaster et al., 1985). This experiment was designed to determine the major factors influencing the weaning to ovulation interval and to examine the effects of exogenous gonadotrophin on the length and variation of this interval.
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