Table 3. Effects of cooling system and drink temperature on sow performance

Item Coling system DWT(°C) SEM p-value
AC CP SC MS LWT HWT C D C Х D
ADFI (kg/d)
 During lactation 5.76a 5.70a 5.26b 5.26b 5.73a 5.26b 0.07 < 0.001 < 0.001 0.973
 Weaning to estrus interval (d) 4.75 4.91 5.42 5.67 5.00 5.37 0.38 0.072 0.172 0.966
BW (kg)
 d 112 255.8 253.6 256.7 254.7 255.7 254.7 5.96 0.957 0.798 0.989
 Weaning 222.7 219.9 223.1 220.5 222.5 220.5 6.09 0.938 0.641 0.988
 Loss during lactation 33.1 33.7 33.6 34.3 33.2 34.1 0.76 0.527 0.09 0.933
BF (mm)
 d 112 20.7 20.5 20.2 20.8 20.6 20.5 0.37 0.427 0.728 0.284
 Weaning 15.9 15.4 14.9 15.4 15.6 15.2 0.39 0.13 0.16 0.467
 Loss during lactation 4.83 5.03 5.31 5.36 4.98 5.29 0.23 0.109 0.071 0.892
Means with different superscripts in the same row significantly differ at p<0.05.
DWT, drinking water temperature; AC, air conditioner; CP, cooling pad; SC, snout cooling; MS, mist spray; LWT, low water temperature; HWT, high water temperature; C, cooling system; D, drink temperature; ADFI, average daily feed intake; BW, body weight; BF, backfat thickness.