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Age of boar puberty
9 mo.
Amount of sperm in boar ejaculate
150-300 ml/ejaculate; 30-60 billion sperm/ejaculate
Ideal semen qualifications
> 65% progressively motile; >100,000 sperm/ml; >20% morphologically normal
Age of guilt puberty
6-7 mo. Or 240-300 lbs
Sow estrus length
21 days
Sow standing heat
Follicle secretes estradiol which allows for a 2-3 day standing heat
Sow ovulation timing
36-44 hours from the onset of estrus (2/3 through)
When will sow CL respond to PGF2a?
After day 12-13
Method for heat detection in swine production?
Back pressure test
Early embryonic death in the sow
20-30% die within the first 30 days, another 10% until term (But remember: 100% of the oocytes are fertilized)
When do embryos enter the uterus in the sow?
2-4 days after conception
Do pig embryos migrate in the uterus?
Yes, for 2 weeks
When does pig embryo implantation occur?
day 14-18
What is pig maternal recognition of pregnancy?
Embryos secrete estradiol between day 10-11
Is sow pregnancy CL dependent?
Yes
What prevents PGF2a from terminating the pregnancy after 13 days in the sow?
A second E2 wave occurs at day 14 that blocks PGF2a action on the CL
What is needed for prego maintenance in the sow?
2 embryos per horn up to 39 days, then 2 fetuses total post 30 days
Gestation length of sow
114 days (3 mo. 3 wk. 3 d.)
Variable little size of sow
11 average
Sow placentation
Diffuse, epitheliochorial
Pregnancy diagnosis in sow
Failure to return to estrus after 17-25 days, Rectal palpation after 30 days (fremitus), Doppler after 30 days- fetal heart or uterine artery, US: 16-20 days rectally (>21 d. Transabdominally)
Average forrowing time in sow
2-5 hours, pigs delivered in 15 min intervals, Placenta delivered 4 hours after delivery
When are piglets weaned?
Between 21-28 days when about 7 kg
Proestrus length in cat
0-2 days