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Effect of litter size and parity on farrowing room productivity and grow-finish performance
Posted in: Pork Insight Articles, Prairie Swine Centre, Production by admin on July 31, 2017
Sows that farrowed larger litters weaned more pigs and sent more pigs to the
finisher unit, even though mortality was higher and the average birth weight of these litters was lower.
• Increased litter size resulted in:
– Decreased average birth weight
-No effect on birthweight SD
-No effect on body weight at 7 wk post·weaning
– No effect on carcass parameters
• Decreased birth weight resulted in:
-Increased days to market
– No effect on the lean or fat content of picnic, loin, hock or ham
-No overall effect on palatability
– No effect on carcass parameters
Effect of litter size and parity on farrowing room