BREED DIFFERENCES IN UTERINE AND OVARIAN MEASUREMENTS IN GESTATING SWINE
BREED DIFFERENCES IN UTERINE AND OVARIAN MEASUREMENTS IN GESTATING SWINE
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DOI:
10.2527/jas1987.653685x
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发表时间:
1987-09-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
TOELLE, VD
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作者:
DAVIS, KL;ROBISON, OW;TOELLE, VD
Ovulation rate, ovary weight, corpora lutea weight and uterine length were measured at 10 or 35 d of gestation in Duroc (199) and Yorkshire gilts (114). Embryos were countered at d 35. Yorkshires had significantly more corpora lutea than Durocs (13.6 vs 12.3 at d 10; 13.9 vs 12.4 at d 35). At d 10 breeds did not differ in uterine length, but by d 35 Duroc uteri were longer (P < .01) than Yorkshire uteri (411 vs 375 cm) despite having fewer (P > .05) embryos (9.9 vs 10.5). Ovary weight did not differ between breeds at 10 or 35 d. Homogeneity analyses showed that the correlation matrices were significantly different between breeds at d 35 but not at d 10. In Durocs, high positive correlations existed between total embryo number and corpora lutea number (.57), ovary weight (.53) and corpora lutea weight (.25), whereas corresponding correlations were small in Yorkshires (.21, -.02 and -.03, respectively). In Yorkshires, strong negative correlations existed between total embryo survival and corpora lutea number (-.55), ovary weight (-.30) and corpora lutea weight (-.55), but in Durocs corresponding correlations were small (-.12, .14 and -.10, respectively). These results suggest that animal scientists should consider breed differences in levels of performance and its relationships among traits when designing or interpreting experiments.