Induction of puberty and synchronization of estrus in gilts with eCG and GnRH

ABSTRACT In this study, we investigated the effects of eCG and GnRH on the induction of puberty in prepubertal gilts and evaluated the pregnancy rate and litter size in these females. Thirty 140-day-old gilts with an average weight of 80 kg were randomly divided into two treatments: hormonal treatme...

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Main Authors: Camilla Pereira de Souza Labêta, Bruno da Silva de Vasconcelos, Marco Roberto Bourg de Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2018-11-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982018000100413&lng=en&tlng=en