An optimum weight after farrowing for gilts?
Is there an optimum weight after farrowing for gilts?
By Emma Clowes, PhD
Alberta Agriculture Food and Rural Development
Heavier gilts, is there a benefit? Sows usually mobilize some tissue and lose some weight in lactation. But if too much weight is lost, performance will decline. My research at the University of Alberta indicated that first-litter sows can lose about 9 percent of their body protein with little effect on performance. Losses greater than this level result in reduced milk production and reproductive performance...
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University of Alberta
Hypor / Genex Swine Group is has a long term research agreement with the university of Alberta. Reproduction and Management is an important part of this research.
