Increased ovulation rate in gilts treated with dihydrotestosterone

Ovulation and embryonic survival in pubertal gilts treated with gonadotropin releasing hormone.

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of exogenous gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) on ovulation and embryonic survival in pubertal gilts. Gilts were assigned in replicates to a control (n = 10) and treatment (n = 10) group. Treatment consisted of an iv injection of 200 micrograms of GnRH immediately after initial mating on the first day of detected estrus. Control gilts were ...

Effect of P.G. 600 on the timing of ovulation in gilts treated with altrenogest.

We previously reported that ovulation rate, but not pregnancy rate or litter size at d 30 after mating, was enhanced by treatment with P.G. 600 (400 IU of PMSG and 200 IU of hCG, Intervet America, Inc., Millsboro, DE) in gilts fed the orally active progestin, altrenogest (Matrix, Intervet America, Inc.) to synchronize estrus. We hypothesized that in addition to increasing ovulation rate, P.G. 6...

Follicular Development in Gilts Selected for High Ovulation Rate and Embryo Survival Versus Randomly Selected Control Line Gilts

Ovulation rate in gilts after short-time exposure to continuous light.

Ovulation rate in gilts maintained under continuous light (daylight plus 118 to 130 lux of artificial light at night) for a complete oestrous cycle during the spring months was not significantly different from that in gilts maintained under normal daylight. Average ovulation rates were 13\m=.\4for controls and 13\m=.\1for treated gilts. A significant (P<0\m=.\01)difference in ovulation rate was...

Effect of time of ovulation and sperm concentration on fertilization rate in gilts.

In normal production practices, sows and gilts are inseminated at least twice during estrus because the timing of ovulation is variable relative to the onset of estrus. The objective of this study was to determine if a normal fertilization rate could be achieved with a single insemination of low sperm number given at a precise interval relative to ovulation. Gilts (n=59) were randomly assigned ...