Artificial lactation by exogenous hormone treatment in non-pregnant sows

• Main Authors: Michiko NOGUCHI (Author), Takehito SUZUKI (Author), Reiichiro SATO (Author), Yosuke SASAKI (Author), Kazuyuki KANEKO (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Society for Reproduction and Development, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to determine if lactation can be induced by exogenous hormonal treatment in non-pregnant sows. In experiment 1, pseudopregnant animals were divided into four groups and given: 1) 5 mg of estradiol dipropionate (EDP) 5 days before (n = 4), 2) 5 mg of EDP 10 days before (n = 3), 3) 10...