Understanding ovarian function in pigs

Understanding ovarian function in pigs

By María Estefanía González-Alvarez, Zöe E. Kiefer, Jamie M. Studer, Professor Professor Jason W. Ross and Dr Dr Aileen Keating
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Publication Date: 7th May 2025

This chapter summarizes the basic physiology of porcine female reproduction, including: ovarian structure and function, ovarian follicle development (folliculogenesis), the role of the corpus luteum... Read More
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This chapter summarizes the basic physiology of porcine female reproduction, including: ovarian structure and function, ovarian follicle development (folliculogenesis), the role of the corpus luteum... Read More
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This chapter summarizes the basic physiology of porcine female reproduction, including: ovarian structure and function, ovarian follicle development (folliculogenesis), the role of the corpus luteum in the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy, biosynthesis of steroid hormones (steroidogenesis) and the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis in regulating reproduction. It also describes stages of the porcine estrous cycle as well as puberty and gilt development. The chapter goes on to discuss a range of environmental factors which can impair reproductive performance, including the effects of pesticide residues and mycotoxins. Finally, the chapter reviews research on the way heat stress can affect porcine female reproductive function.

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  • Price: $32.50
  • Pages: 24
  • Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
  • Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
  • Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
  • Publication Date: 7th May 2025
  • Illustration Note: Color tables, photos and figures
  • ISBN: 9781835454022
  • Format: eBook
  • BISACs:
    TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture
    TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry
Author Bio

Dr Jason Ross is the Lloyd L. Anderson Endowed Professor in Physiology and the Chair of the Department of Animal Science at Iowa State University, USA. Prior to serving as the department chair, Professor Ross was the Director of the Iowa Pork Industry Center, supporting one of the leading pork-producing states in the USA through Extension and applied research. Professor Ross is internationally-known for his research on swine reproductive physiology for which he has received a number of awards.

Table of Contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The ovary: structure and function
  • 3 Follicle development: folliculogenesis
  • 4 The corpus luteum
  • 5 Ovarian steroidogenesis and steroid hormone changes during late gestation
  • 6 The hypothalamicpituitarygonadal axis
  • 7 The estrous cycle in swine
  • 8 Puberty and gilt development
  • 9 Environmental factors impairing swine reproduction: pesticide residues
  • 10 Environmental factors impairing swine reproduction: mycotoxins
  • 11 Environmental factors impairing swine reproduction: other endocrine-disrupting chemicals
  • 12 Environmental factors impairing swine reproduction: heat stress
  • 13 Conclusion
  • 14 References

This chapter summarizes the basic physiology of porcine female reproduction, including: ovarian structure and function, ovarian follicle development (folliculogenesis), the role of the corpus luteum in the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy, biosynthesis of steroid hormones (steroidogenesis) and the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis in regulating reproduction. It also describes stages of the porcine estrous cycle as well as puberty and gilt development. The chapter goes on to discuss a range of environmental factors which can impair reproductive performance, including the effects of pesticide residues and mycotoxins. Finally, the chapter reviews research on the way heat stress can affect porcine female reproductive function.

  • Price: $32.50
  • Pages: 24
  • Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
  • Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
  • Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
  • Publication Date: 7th May 2025
  • Illustrations Note: Color tables, photos and figures
  • ISBN: 9781835454022
  • Format: eBook
  • BISACs:
    TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture
    TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry

Dr Jason Ross is the Lloyd L. Anderson Endowed Professor in Physiology and the Chair of the Department of Animal Science at Iowa State University, USA. Prior to serving as the department chair, Professor Ross was the Director of the Iowa Pork Industry Center, supporting one of the leading pork-producing states in the USA through Extension and applied research. Professor Ross is internationally-known for his research on swine reproductive physiology for which he has received a number of awards.

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The ovary: structure and function
  • 3 Follicle development: folliculogenesis
  • 4 The corpus luteum
  • 5 Ovarian steroidogenesis and steroid hormone changes during late gestation
  • 6 The hypothalamicpituitarygonadal axis
  • 7 The estrous cycle in swine
  • 8 Puberty and gilt development
  • 9 Environmental factors impairing swine reproduction: pesticide residues
  • 10 Environmental factors impairing swine reproduction: mycotoxins
  • 11 Environmental factors impairing swine reproduction: other endocrine-disrupting chemicals
  • 12 Environmental factors impairing swine reproduction: heat stress
  • 13 Conclusion
  • 14 References