Influence of PMSG and Time of Aritificial Insemination on Fertility of Progestogen-Treated Sheep in Confinement2

Autor:	Langford Ga
Rok vydání:	1982
Předmět:	Litter (animal) Estrous cycle Progestogen medicine.medical_treatment Artificial insemination media_common.quotation_subject Domestic sheep reproduction General Medicine Biology Fecundity Insemination Animal science Genetics medicine Animal Science and Zoology Ovulation Food Science media_common
Zdroj:	Journal of Animal Science. 54:1205-1211
ISSN:	1525-3163 0021-8812
DOI:	10.2527/jas1982.5461205x
Popis:	The need for pregnant mates' serum gonadotropin (PMSG) in breeding confined sheep by artificial insemination (AI) at progestogen-synchronized estrus was assessed in 152 adult crossbred ewes brought into season by a controlled light regimen. One-half of the ewes received 500 IU PMSG after intravaginal progestogen treatment; all ewes were inseminated either 54, 57 or 60 h after sponge removal or at 54 and again at 60 h. Based on progesterone determinations 18 d after AI, conception rates with single insemination 54, 57, or 60 h and double insemination at 54 and 60 h were 76, 72, 47 and 72%, respectively, among ewes receiving PMSG, compared to 17, 22, 47 and 43%, respectively, among ewes not give PMSG (P less than .01) Lambing rates were higher (P less than .01) with PMSG (67, 67, 37 and 61%) than without PMSG (11, 11, 26 and 33%). While there was only a small increase (.06 less than P less than .05) in litter size with PMSG, fecundity decreased (P less than .01) from 1.4 to .3 when PMSG was not used. These data indicate that, even with controlled lighting to induce estrous activity, additional stimulation of ovulation by PMSG at progestogen-synchronized estrus is necessary for normal fertility when confined sheep are bred by AI.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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