Induced ovulation, pregnancy and parturition in lactating sows.

Ovulation Induction in Sows

This study reviewed the protocols for ovulation induction in sows by human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH). In pigs, it was documented that ovulation usually occurred about 70% of the way through oestrus. However, the duration of oestrus in sows highly varies, producing difficulty in performing artificial insemination (AI) in sows at optimal time. In pract...

Ringworm in lactating sows

A 100-sow farrow-to-feeder farm with an outdoor gestation lot had a 4-year history of ring-like skin lesions in lactating sows. On average, 90% of sows in each 5-week batch developed lesions within a week of entering the farrowing house. Lesions beginning as 2to 3-cm circles of dark, crusty skin coalesced into larger areas on the back, sides, and ventral abdomen. No etiologic agent was identifi...

Parturition and subsequent uterine health and fertility in sows

quintuplets pregnancy following clomiphene induced ovulation

a quint uplets pregnancy fo l l owing clomiphene- i nduced o vulation is presente d a s a mat ter o f r e cord. the i mportance of keepi ng i n mi nd s uch a serious complication is emphasized i n or de r t o achieve early di agnosi s and approp r i a te management. in pregnancies f ollowing c lomiphene treatment, close s upervi s ion i s inperati v e a s soon as the pregnancy i s evident.

Cerebral Lesions in Pregnancy and Parturition

treatment and prognosis, of a character by no means trivial. The position is also complicated by the fact that various functional neuroses, with symptoms superficailly resembling those of organic cerebral lesions, are liable to occur during both pregnancy and the puerperal state, e.g. affections of speech, apparent loss or impairment of vision, affections of hearing and paretic conditions are m...