Article
The impact of either a Meishan or Yorkshire uterus on Meishan or Yorkshire fetal and placental development to days 70, 90, and 110 of gestation.
Journal of animal science - 1 Aug 1998
Biensen N J, Wilson M E, Ford S P
Abstract excerpt
Straightbred Yorkshire (Y) conceptuses are larger than straightbred Meishan (M) conceptuses throughout gestation and at farrowing. In contrast, when Y and M conceptuses were gestated together in Y recipient females, the birth weight of M pigs was similar to that of their Y littermates. Even though placentae of M pigs remained markedly smaller than placentae of Y littermates, they were significantly more vascular....
Topics
- Amniotic Fluid
- Animals
- Birth Weight
- Breeding
- Embryo Transfer
- Embryonic and Fetal Development
- Female
- Genotype
- Litter Size
- Placenta
- Placentation
