Table 5 Induction of estrus phase (heat)

Common method

Subcutaneous Oestradiol benzoate 10 μg/100 g body weight 48 h prior to pairing + subcutaneous progesterone 0.5 mg/100 g body weight 4–6 h prior to pairing

(Amin et al., [2]; Sahoo et al., [22]; Tang et al., [26])

Alternative method

Oral ethinyl oestradiol 100 μg/animal 48 h prior to pairing + subcutaneous progesterone 1 mg/animal 6 h prior to pairing

(Singh et al., [23])