Treatment of pregnant gilts with a prostaglandin analogue, Cloprostenol, to control oestrus and fertility.
Oestrus was induced 4-7 days after treatment with Cloprostenol (ICI 80,996) in gilts between 12 and 40 days pregnant. Fertility at this synchronized oestrus was good (85%).
D000818:Animals; D004973:Estrus Synchronization / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000187:drug effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D011461:Prostaglandins F, Synthetic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013552:Swine / Q000502:physiology*
D011461:Prostaglandins F, Synthetic