Effect of hCG and intravaginal application of estradiol and prostaglandin E2 on pregnancy rate and litter size in gilts and sows

• Autorzy: Ziencik A.J. , Lopinska M. , Przygrodzka E. , Wasielak M. , Kempa W.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Three separate experiments were performed on fifty pregnant gilts (Experiment 1 and 2) and forty primiparous sows (Experiment 3) to examine the effect of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) administration on day 12 (Experiments 1 and 2) or 20 (Experiments 2 and 3) of pregnancy and intravaginal application of estradiol alone or estradiol + prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) on days 17-23 (Experiment 3) of pregnancy on pregnancy rate and litter size and weight at birth and weaning. None of the treatments affected the pregnancy rate which ranged between 90 and 80% in control and treated groups. In Experiment 1 no differences in the number of piglets born (13.2±1.1 or 13.0±0.8) and weaned between control and hCG group were noticed. In Experiment 2 hCG treatment increased the total number of piglets born. For treatment on day 12 this number amounted to 15.1±1.3, for day 20 – 16.4±1.4, while for control gilts 13.0±1.5. The similar trend occurred in the number of piglets born alive. The remaining indicators of piglets survival did not vary between groups. Though there were no significant differences in the number of total piglets born between groups of sows in Experiment 3, a trend to the increased number of piglets weaned was found in groups with intravaginal treatment of estradiol and PGE2 (P= 0.10 ) or hCG administered on day 20 of pregnancy. The study revealed, for the first time, that hCG or intravaginal estradiol and PGE2 administration during early pregnancy did not affect the pregnancy rate in gilts and sows and can be beneficial for litter size.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Animal Science Papers and Reports
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 32
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.5-13,ref.

Twórcy

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Ziencik A.J.

• Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima 10, 10-748 Olsztyn, Poland

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Lopinska M.

• Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima 10, 10-748 Olsztyn, Poland

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Przygrodzka E.

• Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima 10, 10-748 Olsztyn, Poland

autor

Wasielak M.

• Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima 10, 10-748 Olsztyn, Poland

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Kempa W.

• Vet-Com, ul.Jagiellonska 71, 10-237Olsztyn, Poland

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