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Bulletin No. 19 - Fall 2004
18th IPVS Congress, Hamburg, Germany, 2004Production
KEMP B, SOEDE NM
Reproductive problems in primiparous sows
Proceedings of the 18th IPVS Congress, Hamburg, Germany, 2004 - Volume 2:843
Several problems such as prolonged weaning to estrus interval, low pregnancy rates after insemination and steady or lower number of piglets at second farrowing affect gilts at the beginning of their reproductive carrier. In addition, the fact that gilts have concurrently significant nutrient needs for growth, lower feed intake capacity and lower metabolizable fat and proteins impairs lactation and has repercussions on their litter. The gap between actual needs and feed intake capacity of gilts is an aspect to work on in order improve reproductive performance of gilts.
