Table 2. Reproductive performance according to sow body weight change during gestation period
Variable | BWC (d 35–70) | SEM | p-value |
Low | High |
BWC (d 70–105) | 35–70 | 70–105 | Interaction |
Low | High | Low | High |
Reproduction (n) |
Total born | 14.10 | 14.43 | 13.81 | 14.00 | 1.214 | 0.729 | 0.070 | 0.908 |
Stillborn | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.69 | 1.25 | 0.390 | 0.326 | 0.240 | 0.194 |
Born alive | 13.15 | 13.43 | 13.13 | 12.75 | 1.154 | 0.375 | 0.104 | 0.573 |
Weaned piglet | 12.25 | 12.62 | 12.38 | 12.08 | 1.041 | 0.860 | 0.578 | 0.528 |
Mortality (%) | 6.49 | 5.84 | 5.61 | 5.15 | 2.135 | 0.046 | 0.032 | 0.130 |
Litter weight (kg) |
At birth | 15.34 | 16.43 | 16.82 | 15.55 | 1.564 | 0.167 | 0.272 | 0.136 |
At weaning | 56.17 | 59.39 | 58.69 | 57.39 | 5.299 | 0.488 | 0.341 | 0.397 |
ADG (kg/d) | 1.95 | 2.05 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 0.075 | 0.725 | 0.038 | 0.617 |
Piglet weight (kg) |
At birth | 1.18 | 1.23 | 1.28 | 1.22 | 0.068 | 0.032 | 0.270 | 0.115 |
At weaning | 4.58 | 4.70 | 4.73 | 4.77 | 0.155 | 0.055 | 0.240 | 0.603 |
ADG (kg/d) | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.007 | 0.067 | 0.071 | 0.186 |
BWC, body weight change; ADG, average daily weight gain.