Fertility of Swine following Superovulation2

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Abstract
Data on estrous behavior, ovulation rate and fertility are presented for 239 gilts and sows in experiments designed to determine the reproductive performance following the injection of gonadotrophins to induce superovulation. An increased incidence of ovulation without sexual receptivity occurred in animals injected on the 17th or 18th day of the estrous cycle with pituitary FSH, a combined treatment of PMS and HCG, or PMS alone. Ovulation rate was not significantly increased in animals treated with pituitary FSH; however, superovulation was induced by the injection of 1,200 I.U. of PMS on day 17 of the cycle and 500 I.U. HCG on day 20. Average litter size at 25 days after mating was consistently higher in four treatment groups receiving PMS, but the mean differences from appropriate control animals were not statistically significant. The standard deviation of ovulation rate and of litter size at 25 days was markedly increased in animals receiving PMS. Litter size at 25 days of pregnancy in superovulated gilts ranged from 4 to 26 live pigs. Copyright © 1967. American Society of Animal Science . Copyright 1967 by American Society of Animal Science

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