Managing prolific sows in tropical environments

• Published in: Molecular reproduction and development Vol. 90; no. 7; pp. 533 - 545
• Main Authors: Tummaruk, Padet, De Rensis, Fabio, Kirkwood, Roy N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2023
• Subjects: Fertility; gilt; heat stress; Hogs; Lactation; Litter size; Milk production; Puberty; sow; Temperature effects; Tropical environment; heat stress; gilt; puberty; sow; litter size; fertility

Litter size in modern sows has been dramatically improved in recent decades by genetic selection for highly prolific sows. In a tropical environment, the average total number of pigs born and number born alive are reported to be as high as 17.2 and 15.1 piglets per litter, respectively. Therefore, t...