Akusu M O, Egbunike G N
Vet Q. 1984 Jul;6(3):173-6. doi: 10.1080/01652176.1984.9693933.
The fertility of ten West African Dwarf goats in which oestrus was induced with PGF2 alpha was comparable to that of the five West African Dwarf goats in the control group. Performance indices as determined by duration of oestrus and length of gestation were not affected. Similarly the birth weight of kids was not significantly influenced. However, treated goats were superior to controls when the interval from commencement of experiment to oestrus is considered, although there was no difference between the two treated groups of goats (5 mg vs 10 mg PGF2 alpha). Results showed that PGF2 alpha could be an important tool in oestrus synchronization and thus in controls of the reproductive performance of the West African Dwarf goats under humid lowland tropical environmental conditions.
用前列腺素 F2α（PGF2α）诱导发情的 10 只西非矮山羊的繁殖力与对照组的 5 只西非矮山羊相当。由发情持续时间和妊娠期长度所确定的性能指标未受影响。同样，羔羊的出生体重也未受到显著影响。然而，当考虑从实验开始到发情的间隔时，经处理的山羊优于对照组，尽管两组经处理的山羊（5 毫克与 10 毫克 PGF2α）之间没有差异。结果表明，PGF2α 可能是在潮湿的低地热带环境条件下使西非矮山羊发情同步从而控制其繁殖性能的一种重要工具。
