Puberty in gilts: I - Use of exogen gonadotrophin (eCG and LH) on the induction and synchronization of first oestrus. II - Effects of flushing on the oestrus cycle before first conception. III - Evaluation of the reproductive performance until first parturition / Puberdade em marrãs: I - Efeito das gonadotrofinas na indução e sincronização do estro à puberdade. II - Efeito do

Marcos Eduardo Pinese

The objective of the study was to investigate in a biotecnical program applied in a commercial breeding unit, the effects of the gonadotrophins (eCG and LH) on puberty estrus inductions and synchronization in gilts followed by their ciclicity. The investigation included the use of flushing on preceding oestrus cycle to first artificial insemination (IA). The traits analised were: conception rate, farrowing rate, the percentage of animals that started the experimental period and stayied to first farrowing, and litter size. The experiment used 119 hybrid gilts on 153 days of age. The experimental design was entirely random in a factorial arrangement 2x2. One factor corresponding to the gonadotrophin (H) application or the male (M) induction only. The hormonal treatment utilized a combination of 600 UI of eCG (Novormon®, Syntex S. A., Argentina) and 72 hours lates, 2,5 mg of LH (Lutropin®, Vetrepharm Canadá Inc., Canadá). The other factor corresponds to the flushing application in a restriction - ad libitum regimen (R) or a flushing application based on a lactation diet offered in an ad libitum regimen in the breeding unit (B). This factor was applied in the oestrus cycle that preceded first artificial insemination, occurring at 220 days of age. Our results identified,18,33% hormonal treatment of females showing apparent estrus compared to 5% in treatment that used only the male induction. From 18 to 30 days after induction, considering the estrus interval variation about 18-25 days, the hormonal treatment showed significant percentage more than the male induction (48,33% vs. 16,94%, respectively). In the following intervals the differences werent statiscally significant. The cumulative percentuals until 30 days and 90 days periods, the values were 71,67% vs. 69,49% and 91,67% vs. 94,92%, respectively, for hormonal treatment and male induction. There wasnt significant interation for reproductive traits. There wasnt significant difference on the conception rate, when you considered the factors separately, hormonal treatment (H) and male (M) induction (96,23% vs. 94,00%, respectively) and flushing (R) and the regime adapted in the breeding unit (B) (95,92% vs. 94,44%, respectively). While the farrowing rate hasnt showed significance, there was umerical differences in favour of hormonal treatment against male induction (92,45 %vs 80,00%, respectively) (P=0,0653). Considering the period since induction (153 days of age) until parturition, the percentual of hormonal treatment group was superior compared to the male induction group (81,67% vs. 67,80%, respectively) (P=0,0815). However, the percentual was some flushing (R) and the regimen assumed in the breeding unit (G) (70,00% vs. 67,80%, respectively). There wasnt significant difference related to total born, born alive, stillborn and mummified fetus on both factors. It is important to emphasize the numerical differences of 0,75 total born piglets in favor of the hormonal groups. There wasnt any difference on the flushing factor. The economical analyses, considering the period since induction until parturition and total born piglets suggested a financial benify to the hormonal treatment compared to the male induction.

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