… article, increased understanding of the reproductive cycles in the pig, which has contributed
… stress or season on the oestrous cycle and subsequent reproductive performance. Equally, it …

… in turn determines phenotypic and reproductive ca.. pacities. … for the development of the
male reproductive system, body sex, … A Y..specific gene is conserved in the pig and encodes a …

… reproductive processes in this most fecund of farm species in a systematic manner. After a
brief introduction setting reproduction of pigs … on female reproductive phenomena from puberty …

… after birth in pigs. Gonadotropin levels remain low up to the onset of puberty. The duration
of this "infancy" is highly variable. It lasts a few days in the rat, 1 month in sheep and pig, 3 …

… adrenal cortex, which can be seen in pigs exposed to acute physical and/or psychological
… of stressors on reproduction in pigs. The effects of stress on reproduction depend on the …

… with pig production systems. It contains sections dealing with all reproductive cycles from …
reaching of puberty, the management of reproduction, and the practical application of the …

… (2013)—pigs are also useful models for human reproduction. … the benefits and use of pigs
in areas of human reproduction. … reproductive knowledge is based on mouse, rat, guinea pig, …

… and maintenance of reproductive cycles in pigs and is … The expression of kisspeptin in the
pig hypothalamus does … effects on gonadotropin secretion in pigs as it takes large deficits in …

… Knox [75] and Estill [105] reviewed the impact of reproductive technologies on pig production.
These technologies dramatically changed the way pigs are raised and made the pig the …

… These findings indicate that culling for reproductive reasons is more common among low-…
of NPD at early reproductive cycles is crucial to optimise female lifetime reproductive efficiency. …