Mating success of timed pregnancies in Sprague Dawley rats: Considerations for execution.
Estrous cycles
Mating
Sprague Dawley rats
Success rate
Timed pregnancies
Journal
Reproductive biology
ISSN: 2300-732X
Titre abrégé: Reprod Biol
Pays: Poland
ID NLM: 101160559
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2022
Sep 2022
Historique:
received:
23
04
2022
revised:
28
07
2022
accepted:
29
07
2022
pubmed:
6
8
2022
medline:
31
8
2022
entrez:
5
8
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study compares three different mating techniques in Sprague-Dawley rats, using the pregnancy rate as the main indicator of success. It provides recommendations for timed-pregnancy experiments to achieve an appropriate sample size for the study of human pregnancy disorders. The implementation of a preconditioning phase, determination of the estrous cycle, the use of two mating strategies (Lee-Boot and Whitten effect), female: male mating ratios, and cohabitation duration should be considered as they improve the mating success rate.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35930886
pii: S1642-431X(22)00081-X
doi: 10.1016/j.repbio.2022.100682
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
100682Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 Society for Biology of Reproduction & the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.