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N6‐methyladenosine is considered to be the most common and abundant internal chemical modification among the more than 150 identified chemical RNA modifications. It is involved in most biological processes and actively participates in the regulation of animal reproduction. However, the potential function of m6A in the pituitaries of mammals is not yet clear. It is also unknown whether m6A is involved in the secretion and regulation of FSH by GnRH, which in turn affects mammalian reproduction. In this study, rats were treated with gonadorelin to simulate physiological GnRH‐mediated regulation of FSH synthesis and secretion, and m6A‐seq was used to analyze the differential m6A modification of the rat pituitary after gonadorelin treatment. A whole‐transcriptome map of m6A in the rat pituitary gland before and after gonadorelin treatment was successfully created. A total of 6413 differential peaks were identified, of which 3764 m6A peaks were upregulated and 2649 m6A peaks were downregulated. Among the 709 differentially expressed genes, 250 genes were discovered with differential methylation modifications. Intriguingly, the altered m6A peaks within mRNAs were enriched in steroid biosynthetic processes and responses to cAMP. The results of the study will lay a foundation for further exploration of the potential role of m6A modification in the regulation of reproductive hormone secretion and provide a theoretical basis for the application of GnRH analogs in mammalian artificial reproduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]