Abstract
A number of methods have been developed for synchronization of oestrus in sheep (reviewed by Maxwell, 1984), but the most successful have been based on the suppression of the oestrous cycle by treatment with a polyurethane progestagenimpregnated intravaginal sponge (Robinson, 1965). A precise synchronization of oestrus and ovulation for artificial insemination (A.I.) is obtained following a 12- to 14-day treatment with the intravaginal sponge and an injection of pregnant mares serum gonadotrophin (PMSG) at sponge removal (Robinson & Smith, 1967). This allows a single fixed time A.I. to be performed on all ewes without the need for detection of oestrus.
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