| Treatments | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
 | eCG | FSH |  |
Number of hinds treated per treatment | 6 | 6 | Â |
Hinds exhibiting estrus behavior | 3/6 | 3/6 | NS |
Period between removal of the progesterone device and the onset of estrus (h) (range) | 40.0 ± 8.0 (24–48) | 92.0 ± 22.0 (48–120) | NS |
Duration of estrus (h) (range) | 40.0 ± 4.0 (36–48) | 36.0 ± 6.9 (24–48) | NS |
Synchrony a (h) | 24 | 72 | Â |
Superovulating hinds | 4/6 | 4/6 | NS |
No. of corpora lutea (range) | 7.0 ± 1.8a* (2–10) | 2.6 ± 0.8b* (1–6) | 0.04 |
No. of corpora lutea in the right ovary (range) | 4.2 ± 1.2* (1–7) | 1.0 ± 0.3* (0–2) | NS |
No. of corpora lutea in the left ovary (range) | 2.7 ± 0.8* (0–5) | 1.6 ± 0.8* (0–2) | NS |
No. of anovulatory follicles (range) | 4.5 ± 1.7* (0–7) | 7.6 ± 0.9* (6–11) | NS |
Total follicular stimulus b (range) | 11.5 ± 2.5* (6–17) | 10.2 ± 1.1* (7–13) | NS |
Hinds with early regression of corpora lutea | 4/6 | 2/6 | NS |