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Factors affecting temporal relationships between estrus and ovulation in commercial sow farms.
Animal reproduction science - 1 Sept 2004
Belstra B A, Flowers W L, See M T
Abstract excerpt
The main objective was to examine effects of season, parity, genotype, lactation length, and weaning-to-estrus interval on duration of estrus (DE) and onset of estrus-to-ovulation interval (EOI) in three sow farms. Detection of estrus and ovulation by the back-pressure test and transabdominal ultrasonography, respectively, were performed every 6 h from day 2-10 postweaning in 535 sows (approximately 89 per farm...
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