Ovariectomy, but not removal of the corpora lutea, of gilts at mid-pregnancy delayed the onset of lobulo-alveolar development in the mammary glands. Lactogenesis at the time of parturition was delayed by both ovariectomy and removal of the corpora lutea.
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H.L. Buttle (1988) studied this question.