Abstract:

Vaginal length is not related to subsequent litter size of gilts

Casimiro Tarocco, DVM; Roy Kirkwood, DVM, PhD

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This study determined the relationship between vaginal length and subsequent gilt litter size. Vaginal length was determined using a calibrated Melrose catheter at the time of artificial insemination at the second estrus. There was no significant relationship between vaginal length and either gilt age or subsequent litter size.

Keywords: vaginal length, litter size, gilt


RIS citationCite as: Casimiro T, Kirkwood R. Vaginal length is not related to subsequent litter size of gilts. J Swine Health Prod 2002;10(3):125-126.

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