An evaluation of boar pheromone spray to aid the stimulation and detection of estrus in small farms in Nepal
Shrestha, N.P.; Edwards, S.A.; English, P.R.; Robertson, J.F.
Asian Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 14(5): 697-700
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 1011-2367 Accession: 003357196
A prolonged farrowing interval was common on small farms in Nepal and may be attributable to the absence of boar contact at the time of weaning. To examine whether synthetic boar pheromone spray might be of value to aid the stimulation and detection of oestrus, 30 village farms, each with a single sow, were recruited into a field study. All sows entered the study on final weaning from their first lactation at 56 days post partum.