Advanced maternal age of first time pregnant mothers is associated with prolonged and dysfunctional labor and significant risk of emergency cesarean section. We investigated the influence of maternal age on myometrial contractility, expression of contractile associated proteins (CAPs), and global
The Veterinary record, 164(26), 807-809 (2009-06-30)
Twenty-four to 36 hours after farrowing, 192 sows were treated with a single intramuscular injection (2 ml per animal) of a prostaglandin analogue; 102 were treated with cloprostenol racemate and 97 with dinoprost tromethamine, and 90 were left untreated. There
Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene, 45(3), 393-398 (2009-09-09)
An attempt was undertaken to investigate the efficacy of Ovsynch protocol for timed artificial insemination (TAI) with or without Norprolac (antiprolactin) treatment during non-breeding season (winter months) in yaks (n = 25). During non-breeding season, plasma prolactin profile has been
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E, 5, 31-31 (2007-07-31)
The corpus luteum (CL) is a transient endocrine gland and prostaglandin F2-alpha is considered to be the principal luteolysin in pigs. In this species, the in vivo administration of prostaglandin F2-alpha induces apoptosis in large vessels as early as 6
The objective was to determine if i.m. treatments of lutalyse (PGF2alpha; dinoprost tromethamine salt) expedited the training of sexually inexperienced boars for semen collection. Lean-type, terminal-line boars (n = 40; 177.4 +/- 2.4 day of age and 112.8 +/- 2.0