Building on the successful structure of the first edition, the second edition of Reproductive
Technologies in Farm Animals has been totally updated and revised to provide an up to date …

Across nonhuman species, pubertal timing is affected by the social environment, with
consequences for reproductive success and behavior. In human beings, variations in …

The objective of the present study was to investigate puberty attainment in crossbred
Landrace× Yorkshire (LY) gilts reared under tropical conditions and their subsequent …

Backfat in pigs consists of water, collagen, and lipid. Apart from age, body weight, and
number of estrus expression, backfat thickness is one of the significant parameters to …

The present study aims to investigate genital organs of replacement gilts culled due to
reproductive failure, and the relationship between gross morphological findings and …

Puberty is a key stage in mammalian ontogeny, involving endocrinological, physiological
and behavioural changes, moderated by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Thus, not all …

The present study aims to investigate the association between growth rate (GR), body
weight (BW), backfat thickness (BF) and age at first observed oestrus in crossbred …

Optimizing gilt management is a critical point to improve breeding herd efficiency. This
review describes the effects of growth rate (GR) and body state at onset of puberty …

The efficiency of swine production is affected by many factors. One of the most economically
important factors is gilt reproductive performance. To achieve satisfactory results in …

A potential indicator of female lifetime productivity in swine is age of puberty, when a gilt
achieves her first behavioral estrus. Follicular activity, as determined by tertiary follicle …