EFFECTS OF TRILOSTANE, AN INHIBITOR OF 3-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE, ON THE ONSET AND DURATION OF PARTURITION IN SOWS AND GILTS

Authors
CHANDOLIA RK KIRKWOOD RN THACKER PA
Citation
Rk. Chandolia et al., EFFECTS OF TRILOSTANE, AN INHIBITOR OF 3-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE, ON THE ONSET AND DURATION OF PARTURITION IN SOWS AND GILTS, Canadian journal of animal science, 77(2), 1997, pp. 331-333
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
Journal title
Canadian journal of animal science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00083984
Volume
77
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
331 - 333
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-3984(1997)77:2<331:EOTAIO>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
On day 113 of gestation, 31 of 62 sows received an oral dose (750 mg s ow(-1)) of trilostane, an inhibitor of 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydroge nase. All sows received an injection of PGF(2 alpha) 3 h later. The on set of farrowing in trilostane treated sows was earlier than controls (25.7 vs. 28.8 h; P < 0.05) and more sows farrowed during the normal w orking day (83.9 vs. 64.5%). This effect was due to a decrease in prog esterone concentration with no adverse effect on piglets or sows.