The effect of different postweaning altrenogest treatments of primiparous sows on follicular development, pregnancy rates, and litter sizes

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 397-403

  van Leeuwen, J J J ^a   Williams, S I ^b   Martens, M R T M ^c   Jourquin, J ^d   Driancourt, M A ^e   Kemp, B ^a   Soede, N M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Argentina)

^c INTERVET INTERNATIONAL BV   (Netherlands)

^d JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

^e Intervet/Schering Plough Animal Health   (France)

Author keywords

Altrenogest; Follicular development; Litter size; Pregnancy rate; Sow

Indexed keywords

ALTRENOGEST; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GESTAGEN; TRENBOLONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; NEWBORN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTINS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWINE; TRENBOLONE;

EID: 79955802626     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3246     Document Type: Article

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