INDUCTION OF PARTURITION IN SOWS USING LUPROSTIOL AND CLOPROSTENOL: EFFICACY AND SAFETY EVALUATION

摘要

Prostaglandins (PG) are widely used in porcine production to induce parturition and optimize repro-ductive management. PG can sometimes induce changes of behavior in sows. Hence, it may be relevant to animal welfare. The present study was performed to evaluate the safety and the efficacy of Luprostiol (Prostapar~(R)) compared to a Cloprostenol (Planate~(R)) positive control and to a placebo (excipient of Prostapar).