Reproductive responses to daily injections with porcine somatotropin before mating in gilts

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 540-545

  Gatford, Kathryn L ^a   Grupen, Christopher G ^a,c   Campbell, Roger G ^b,d   Luxford, Brian J ^b   Smits, Robert J ^b   Owens, Phillip C ^a,e   Nottle, Mark B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b RIVALEA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Pork CRC   (Australia)

^e Milwaukee College of General Studies Waukesha Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo growth; Growth hormone; Litter size; Ovulation rate; Pig

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LITTER SIZE; MALE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; REPRODUCTION; SUS SCROFA;

SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 78649375173     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.10-060T     Document Type: Article

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