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Sow body condition at weaning and reproduction performance in organic piglet production

Kongsted, A.G. and Hermansen, J.E. (2009) Sow body condition at weaning and reproduction performance in organic piglet production. Acta Agriculturae Scand Section A, 59, pp. 93-103.

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The objective was to investigate the variation in backfat at weaning and its relations to reproduction results in organic sow herds in Denmark. The study included eight herds and 573 sows. The average backfat at weaning mean�13 mm; SD�4.2 mm) ranging from 10.5 to 17.3 mm among herds shows that it is possible to avoid poor body condition at weaning even with a lactation length of seven weeks or more. No main effect of backfat at weaning on reproduction performance was found, but the probability of a successful reproduction after weaning tended to decrease with decreasing backfat for first parity sows, whereas the opposite was the case for multiparous sows.


EPrint Type:Journal paper
Keywords:Backfat, lactation length, litter size
Subjects: Animal husbandry > Production systems > Pigs
Research affiliation: Denmark > DARCOF III (2005-2010) > QEMP - Integrity and quality of organic meat and egg
ISSN:0906-4702
DOI:10.1080/09064700903071768
Deposited By: Kirkegaard, Lene/LKI
ID Code:18473
Deposited On:29 Mar 2011 12:00
Last Modified:26 Apr 2013 16:05
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted
Additional Publishing Information:ISSN 1651-1972 online

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