Associations between Sow Body Condition with Subsequent Reproductive Performance  

作　　者：Miranda R. Authement Mark T. Knauer Miranda R. Authement;Mark T. Knauer(Department of Animal Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA)

机构地区：[1]Department of Animal Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

出　　处：《Open Journal of Animal Sciences》2023年第3期310-322,共13页动物科学期刊（英文）

摘　　要：The objective was to quantify relationships between sow body condition and subsequent reproduction. Multiparous sows were measured at breeding (n = 1571) and farrowing (n = 887) on a commercial farm in eastern North Carolina. Sow body condition measures included: sow body condition caliper (CS), weight (BW), backfat, longissimus muscle area (LMA) and visual body condition score (BCS). Sow production traits were: number born alive (NBA), litter birth weight (LBW), number weaned (NW), piglet survival (PS), litter weaning weight (LWW), wean-to-conception interval (WCI), farrowing rate and lactation average daily feed intake. Data were analyzed in SAS using PROC GLM for continuous traits and PROC GLIMMIX for categorical traits. Breeding CS had a curvilinear relationship (P 0.05) with NBA, LBW, NW, PS and WCI, with a CS of 15 being optimal for NBA, NW and PS and 14 ideal for LBW and WCI. Breeding LMA had a curvilinear relationship (P 0.05) with PS, with 51.5 cm² maximizing survival. Breeding BCS had a curvilinear relationship (P 0.05) with NBA, LBW, NW, PS and WCI, with 3.2 being optimal for NBA, NW and WCI and 3.0 ideal for LBW and PS. Farrowing CS had a curvilinear relationship (P 0.05) with NW and PS, with 15 being optimal. Farrowing BCS had a curvilinear relationship (P 0.05) with NW and PS, with 3.6 being ideal. Farrowing BW had a curvilinear relationship (P 0.05) with LWW and PS, with a BW of 220 and 210 kg, respectively, being optimal. Farrowing LMA had a curvilinear relationship (P 0.05) with WCI, with 51.6 cm² being ideal. Results provide sow body condition targets to maximize reproductive throughput. The present study suggests feeding sows to a target sow body condition caliper score of 14 to 15 (representing a back angle of 130&#730 to 132.5&#730) to maximize sow productivity.The objective was to quantify relationships between sow body condition and subsequent reproduction. Multiparous sows were measured at breeding (n = 1571) and farrowing (n = 887) on a commercial farm in eastern North Carolina. Sow body condition measures included: sow body condition caliper (CS), weight (BW), backfat, longissimus muscle area (LMA) and visual body condition score (BCS). Sow production traits were: number born alive (NBA), litter birth weight (LBW), number weaned (NW), piglet survival (PS), litter weaning weight (LWW), wean-to-conception interval (WCI), farrowing rate and lactation average daily feed intake. Data were analyzed in SAS using PROC GLM for continuous traits and PROC GLIMMIX for categorical traits. Breeding CS had a curvilinear relationship (P 0.05) with NBA, LBW, NW, PS and WCI, with a CS of 15 being optimal for NBA, NW and PS and 14 ideal for LBW and WCI. Breeding LMA had a curvilinear relationship (P 0.05) with PS, with 51.5 cm² maximizing survival. Breeding BCS had a curvilinear relationship (P 0.05) with NBA, LBW, NW, PS and WCI, with 3.2 being optimal for NBA, NW and WCI and 3.0 ideal for LBW and PS. Farrowing CS had a curvilinear relationship (P 0.05) with NW and PS, with 15 being optimal. Farrowing BCS had a curvilinear relationship (P 0.05) with NW and PS, with 3.6 being ideal. Farrowing BW had a curvilinear relationship (P 0.05) with LWW and PS, with a BW of 220 and 210 kg, respectively, being optimal. Farrowing LMA had a curvilinear relationship (P 0.05) with WCI, with 51.6 cm² being ideal. Results provide sow body condition targets to maximize reproductive throughput. The present study suggests feeding sows to a target sow body condition caliper score of 14 to 15 (representing a back angle of 130&#730 to 132.5&#730) to maximize sow productivity.

关 键 词：BACKFAT Body Condition REPRODUCTION SOW Sow Caliper 

分 类 号：G84[文化科学—体育训练]