<p>O objetivo com este trabalho foi avaliar o efeito de grupo genético (GGen) e de ordem de parto (OrdP) de 400 matrizes suínas sobre características produtivas e reprodutivas. Utilizou-se três GGen (GGen1, GGen2 e GGen3) e duas OrdP (OrdP1 e OrdP2). As variáveis dependentes avaliadas foram peso médio da leitegada ao nascimento (PMNasc), peso médio da leitegada ao desmame (PMDesm), tamanho da leitegada ao nascimento (TNasc), tamanho da leitegada ao desmame (TDesm), duração da lactação (DL), número de partos/fêmea/ano (P/F/A), número de leitões desmamados/fêmea/ano (D/F/A), ganho de peso diário do leitão (GPD), ganho de peso diário da leitegada (GPDLeit), intervalo desmame-cio (IDC), média de dias não produtivos (MDNP) e número de serviços por concepção (NSPC). A interação entre GGene OrdPfoi significativa para PMDesm, DL, P/F/A, GPD, IDC e MDNP. Para as demais variáveis (PMNasc, TNasc, TDesm e D/F/A) não ocorreu interação nem efeito de GGen e OrdP. Houve efeito do GGen independente da OrdP nas variáveis GPDLeit e do NSPC. O GGen 3 foi considerado superior, uma vez que este apresentou melhor desempenho em relação aos demais na maioria das características avaliadas. Não foi possível determinar a melhor OrdP, pois esta variou em função dos GGen e das variáveis dependentes.</p>

<p>The objective of this paper was toevaluate the effect of genetic group (GG) and parity order (PO) of 400 sows on productive and reproductive traits. Were used three GG (GG1, GG2 and GG3) and two PO (PO1 and PO2). The dependent variables evaluated were litter weight at birth (LWB), litter weight at weaning (LWW), litter size at birth (LSB), litter size at weaning (LSW), lactation length (LL), number of litters/female / year (L/F/Y), number of piglets weaned / female / year (P/W/F), daily weight gain of each piglet (DWG), average daily gain of piglets (ADGP), weaning to estrus interval (WEI), average non-productive days (ANP) and number of services per conception (NSPC). The interaction between GG and PO was significant for LWW, LL, L/F/Y, DWG, WEI e ANP. For the other variables (LWB, LSB, LSW and P/W/F) no interaction or effect of GG and PO was observed. There was effect of GG independent of PO in the variables except ADGP and NSPC. The GG 3 was considered superior, since it showed better performance in relation to others in most of characteristics evaluated. It was not possible to determine the best PO, because this varied according to GG and the dependents variables.</p>

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of replacing eCG with FSH or FSH/LH on the diameter of ovulatory follicles (DOF) and the pregnancy rates (PR) of lactating Bos indicus cows subjected to a synchronization of ovulation protocol and fixed-time artificial insemination (FTAI) based on progesterone, estradiol benzoate (EB), PGF2α, and estradiol cypionate (EC). On day 0, primiparous and multiparous Nellore cows (n = 329) at 68 days postpartum were body condition scored (BCS) and received a P4 implant (PRIMER 1.0 g P4) plus 2 mg EB intramuscularly (IM). At day 8, the implant was removed, and 250 μg cloprostenol were injected IM along with 0.5 mg EC. At the time of implant removal, the animals were divided into one of four treatments: cows received (G1) 1 mL of saline solution IM (Control; n = 80); (G2) 300 IU eCG IM (ECG300; n = 84); (G3) 15 mg FSH IM (Folltropin; n = 82); and (G4) 30 IU FSH/LH IM (Pluset; n = 83); all cows were subjected to FTAI 48-54 h after implant removal (day 10). Transrectal ultrasonography was performed to measure the DOF to FTAI and to estimate the pregnancy rate on day 35. A statistical analysis examined the effects of the treatment, technician, semen, BCS, calf age and parity on PR to FTAI. There was no significant difference in PR and DOF among the treatment groups (G1, 41.3%, 13.1 mm; G2, 46.4%, 14.5 mm; G3, 46.3%, 14.2 mm; and G4, 48.2%, 14.3 mm), but PR was higher in multiparous than in primiparous cows. Commercial FSH solutions (Pluset or Folltropin) do not promote increases in PR or DOF of lactating Nellore cows and are equal to eCG in promoting growth in preovulatory follicles and elevating the PR in Nellore cows with a moderate BCS subjected to a progesterone-based FTAI protocol with EC.