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Periovulatory hormone profiles and components of litter size in gilts with different estrogen receptor (ESR) genotypes.
Theriogenology - 1 Apr 2000
van Rens B T, Hazeleger W, van der Lende T
Abstract excerpt
Estrus, endocrine changes during the periovulatory period, and components of litter size at Day 35/36 of pregnancy were studied in gilts with estrogen receptor genotype AA (AA gilts) or BB (BB gilts), in which the B allele is associated with a larger litter size. Neither estrus length nor estrous cycle length was affected by estrogen receptor genotype. No differences in periovulatory plasma LH, estrogen or...
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