Impact of piglet birth weight on later rearing performance
The piglet birth weight and its variance within a litter may be considered important traits that influence pig productivity in the first and later stages of rearing. 222 piglets were evaluated from the moment they were born until weaning, and then as fattening pigs until the end of the fattening (n...
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| description | The piglet birth weight and its variance within a litter may be considered important traits that influence pig productivity in the first and later stages of rearing. 222 piglets were evaluated from the moment they were born until weaning, and then as fattening pigs until the end of the fattening (n = 207) in three birth weight groups. Negative consequences of an excessively low piglet birth weight were observed, including higher mortality until weaning and a lower average daily gain during suckling. The correlation coefficients between the piglet birth weight and the remaining indicators confirmed the negative impact of the low piglet birth weight, fattening performance and carcass slaughter value (P < 0.01). The regression analysis between the piglet birth weight and the growth rate during the whole rearing phases indicated that only the piglet growth rate from birth to weaning is determined by their birth weight. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef4352f6b0cb46c0a9b34e76d47b30472023-02-23T03:50:59ZengCzech Academy of Agricultural SciencesVeterinární Medicína0375-84271805-93922020-11-01651147347910.17221/117/2020-VETMEDvet-202011-0002Impact of piglet birth weight on later rearing performanceHanna Jankowiak0Peter Balogh1Aleksandra Cebulska2Eva Vaclavkova3Maria Bocian4Patrycja Reszka5Department of Animal Breeding, Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology, UTP University of Science and Technology, Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Research Methodology and Statistics, University of Debrecen, HungaryDepartment of Animal Breeding, Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology, UTP University of Science and Technology, Bydgoszcz, PolandInstitute of Animal Science, Prague-Uhříněves/Kostelec nad Orlicí, Czech RepublicDepartment of Animal Breeding, Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology, UTP University of Science and Technology, Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Animal Breeding, Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology, UTP University of Science and Technology, Bydgoszcz, PolandThe piglet birth weight and its variance within a litter may be considered important traits that influence pig productivity in the first and later stages of rearing. 222 piglets were evaluated from the moment they were born until weaning, and then as fattening pigs until the end of the fattening (n = 207) in three birth weight groups. Negative consequences of an excessively low piglet birth weight were observed, including higher mortality until weaning and a lower average daily gain during suckling. The correlation coefficients between the piglet birth weight and the remaining indicators confirmed the negative impact of the low piglet birth weight, fattening performance and carcass slaughter value (P < 0.01). The regression analysis between the piglet birth weight and the growth rate during the whole rearing phases indicated that only the piglet growth rate from birth to weaning is determined by their birth weight.https://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/vet-202011-0002_impact-of-x202f-piglet-birth-weight-on-x202f-later-rearing-performance.phppigsbody weight at birthfatteningslaughter traits |
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