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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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