Long days delay puberty in the gilt
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
11-1989
Conference Title
Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association
Place of Publication
Albury
ISBN
0-7316-7459-6
Keywords
swine, pig, pork, puberty
Disciplines
Meat Science | Other Animal Sciences
Abstract
Attainment of puberty in guts isolated from boars is delayed in the summer and, while this condition is largely overridden by daily contact with the mature boar, the efficacy of boar contact for inducing puberty is also reduced in the summer (Paterson et al., 1989a,b). The basis for this and other seasonally occurring reproductive dysfunctions in pigs is unknown. In the European wild boar reproductive activity in sows decreases when day-length exceeds 12 h and the young females reach puberty in late autumn when day-length is short (Mauget, 1982). In the present study we investigated the possibility that long day-length is the seasonal factor which delays puberty in the domestic gilt.
Recommended Citation
Paterson, A M,
and
Pearce, G P.
(1989), Long days delay puberty in the gilt, Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association, Albury, pp.305-305.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/conf_papers/258
