دورية أكاديمية
Large litters have a detrimental impact on litter performance and postpartum maternal behaviour in primiparous sows
العنوان: | Large litters have a detrimental impact on litter performance and postpartum maternal behaviour in primiparous sows |
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المؤلفون: | Juho Lee, Hyeonwook Shin, Junsik Kim, Geonil Lee, Jinhyeon Yun |
المصدر: | Porcine Health Management, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024) |
بيانات النشر: | BMC, 2024. |
سنة النشر: | 2024 |
المجموعة: | LCC:Animal culture LCC:Veterinary medicine |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | Hyperprolific sows, Loose housing, Nursing behaviour, Oxidative stress, Salivary cortisol, Animal culture, SF1-1100, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100 |
الوصف: | Abstract Background Our previous study confirmed that large litter size adversely affects prepartum maternal hormones and behaviour, concurrently with heightened oxidative stress in primiparous sows. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of large litter size on litter performance, postpartum maternal behaviour, salivary cortisol levels, and colostral immunoglobulin levels in sows, as well as investigate their correlations with the levels of oxidative stress parameters. Results A total of 24 primiparous sows (Landrace $$ \times $$ Large white) and their offspring were categorised into two groups based on litter size: NORMAL (n = 8) with litter size ranging from 7 to 14 (mean 11.5 $$ \pm $$ 2.7), and LARGE (n=16) with litter size ranging from 15 to 20 (mean 15.9 $$ \pm $$ 1.4). All sows were housed in a group housing system during gestation and transitioned to an adaptable loose housing system (2.4 $$ \times $$ 2.3 m) during the farrowing and lactation periods. The nursing and carefulness behaviour of the sows was monitored over a 24-h period between 72 and 96 h after parturition. Saliva samples were collected for cortisol assay on 35, 21, and 7 days before parturition (D-35, D-21, and D-7, respectively), as well as on days 1, 7, and 28 after parturition (D1, D7, and D28, respectively). On D1, higher piglet mortality rates were observed among the LARGE group compared to the NORMAL group (p |
نوع الوثيقة: | article |
وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
اللغة: | English |
تدمد: | 2055-5660 |
Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2055-5660 |
DOI: | 10.1186/s40813-024-00360-2 |
URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/5f701f7a935748bf80bd07b4b869636a |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.5f701f7a935748bf80bd07b4b869636a |
قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
تدمد: | 20555660 |
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DOI: | 10.1186/s40813-024-00360-2 |