Effect of sow prolificacy and nutrition on preand postnatal growth of progeny – a review

Weakened growth and development of embryos as well as of fetuses or their organs (IUGR) show a relationship with increasing sow fertility. When aiming to increase birth weight in piglets and reduce within-litter variation in piglet body weight, efforts should be made to maintain a favourable materna...

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Published inAnnals of animal science Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 3 - 15
Main Authors Rekiel, Anna, Więcek, Justyna, Batorska, Martyna, Kulisiewicz, Józef
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kraków De Gruyter Open 01.03.2014
De Gruyter Poland
Subjects
feeding
IUGR
prolificacy
sows
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Summary:Weakened growth and development of embryos as well as of fetuses or their organs (IUGR) show a relationship with increasing sow fertility. When aiming to increase birth weight in piglets and reduce within-litter variation in piglet body weight, efforts should be made to maintain a favourable maternal environment (uterus-placenta-embryo). Intrauterine undernutrition can be limited through the hormonal and/or nutritional treatment of pregnant sows. This has an effect on prenatal myogenesis, resulting in better development of skeletal muscles, higher birth weight of piglets, and progression in postnatal growth rate.
ISSN:1642-3402
2300-8733
DOI:10.2478/aoas-2013-0060