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http://dx.doi.org/10.5713/ajas.15.0907

Relationship between Body Weight of Primiparous Sows during Late Gestation and Subsequent Reproductive Efficiency over Six Parities  

Kim, Jin Soo (Southern Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota)
Yang, Xiaojian (Southern Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota)
Baidoo, Samuel Kofi (Southern Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota)
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Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences / v.29, no.6, 2016 , pp. 768-774 More about this Journal
Abstract
The present study investigated the impact of parity 1 gilt body weight during late gestation (d 109) on subsequent reproductive performance of sows and performance of suckling pigs. A total of 2,404 farrowing records over 6 parities were divided into six groups on the basis of body weight (190, 200, 210, 220, 230, and 240 kg) at d 109 of gestation of 585 gilts. Significant effects (p<0.05) of body weight on sow retention rate was noticed, with the 210 kg group having the lowest culling rate and highest total number of piglets born alive over the 6 parities. With increase of body weight, a linear increase (p<0.05) in losses of body weight and backfat during the lactation period of parity 1 and a linear decrease (p<0.05) in backfat loss for parities 4 and 6 were found. Compared with light sows, heavy sows had higher (p<0.05) litter weight at birth for parities 1 and 2 and at weaning in parity 1. Sow weaning-to-estrus interval of sows was not influenced (p>0.05) by body weight. In conclusion, maintaining optimal body weight during gestation would be beneficial to sows and suckling piglets.
Keywords
Gestation Body Weight; Parities; Reproductive Efficiency; Sow;
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