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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 70, Issue 6 1916-1922, Copyright © 1992 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Effects of pregnant mare's serum gonadotropin treatment on follicular populations and ovulation rates in prepuberal gilts with two morphologically different ovarian types

D. Bolamba, P. Matton, R. Estrada and J. J. Dufour
Departement de Zootechnie, Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada.

Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of pregnant mare's serum gonadotropin (PMSG) on follicular populations and ovulation rates in prepuberal gilts with grape-type (GT) and honeycomb-type (HT) ovaries. The follicular populations were determined at 170 d of age (d 0) and 19 d after PMSG (d 19). In Exp. 1, the mean number of macroscopic follicles of Classes 2 and 3 was greater (P less than .05) in GT (n = 11) than in HT (n = 32) ovaries at d 0, whereas the mean number of those of Class 1 was greater (P less than .05) in HT ovaries. At d 19, no difference was observed between the two ovarian types for any class of follicles. The PMSG-induced ovulation rates were comparable between the two ovarian types (8.3 vs 7.9, GT vs HT, respectively; P greater than .10). In Exp. 2, the microscopic follicular populations were determined on right and left ovaries removed, respectively, on d 0 and 19. At d 0, GT ovaries (n = 5) contained a greater number of Class 5 nonatretic (P less than .01) and atretic (P less than .02) follicles than did HT ovaries (n = 5), whereas at d 19 the mean number was not statistically different between the two ovarian types (P greater than .10). In contrast, gilts with HT ovaries contained a greater (P less than .01) number of Class 4 atretic follicles than gilts with GT ovaries at d 0, whereas at d 19 the mean number was not statistically different between the two ovarian types (P greater than .10).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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