Studies on the timing and the mechanism of boar induced first estrus in the pre-pubertal gilt

The object of this study was to improve our understanding of the process of boar induced first estrus in gilts. A technique for catheterization of the vena cava was refined and validated using valium and ketamine as anaesthetics. In a study to determine if hormone levels in pre-pubertal gilts could...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kingsbury, Dianna Lyn
Other Authors: Rawlings, Norman C.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 1993
Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-10202004-235845