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OVARIAN RESPONSES TO LACTATION MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES<br />
N.M. Soeder, W. Hazelegerl, R. Gerritsen2, p. Langendijk3, and B. Kempr<br />
rAdaptation Physillogy Group, PO Box 338 6700 AH Wageningen University, Wageningen,<br />
The Netherlands; 2 Current address: Schothorst Feed Research, ielystfi; tiÃlinr ñvesrock,<br />
Roseworthy Campus, South Australia<br />
E-mail: nicoline.soede @ wur.nl<br />
A number of lactation management srategies can be applied to reduce negative effects of<br />
lactation on post-weaning fertility. This paper focuses on efìåcts of lactation lenlgth, intermittent<br />
suckling and split weaning on follicle development and subsequent oestrus. It is concluded that a<br />
lactation length of less than 3 weeks still leads to suboptimal reproductive performance in our<br />
modern sows. Further, both intermittent suckling and spiit weaning stimulatË lactational follicle<br />
development and oestrus, but the variation in response between sows still limits practical<br />
application.<br />
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