Health Vidya

Horses: Altren® Solution 0.22% is indicated for suppression of estrus. Suppression of estrus allows for a predictable occurrence of estrus following drug withdrawal. This facilitates the attainment of regular cyclicity during the transition from winter anestrus to the physiological breeding season. Suppression of estrus will also facilitate management of prolonged estrus conditions. Suppression of estrus may be used to facilitate scheduled breeding during the physiological breeding season. Swine: Altren® Solution 0.22% is indicated for suppression of estrus in sexually mature gilts.Altren® Solution 0.22% mimics the action of progesterone and blocks the cyclical release of gonadotrophins and thus the development of estrus. Following cessation oftreatment, pituitary inhibition ceases and normal development and maturation of the follicles returns, leading to a return to estrus and ovulation. The predictable return to estrus (generally 5-7 days following cessation of treatment) allows for estrus synchronization in a pool of cycling gilts. Altren® Solution 0.22% is indicated for suppression of estrus in sexually mature gilts to:1. Permit synchronization of estrus in cycling gilts.2. Improve breeding unit organization by facilitating batch management (all in, all out system) of the breeding gilts.3. Reduce the pre-breeding gilt pool size.