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27 January 2025 Effects of pre-farrow feeding time on the farrowing time and duration in sows and litter outcomes
Livingstone A. Kpogo, Josiane C. Panisson, Hyatt L. Frobose, Daniel A. Columbus
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The objective of this study was to determine the effect of time of feeding pre-farrow on farrowing time and duration. Two hundred and ninety-eight mixed parity sows were assigned to morning (0700 h) or evening (1900 h) feeding upon entry into the farrowing room until farrowing. More sows from the morning-fed group farrowed between 0700 and 1500 h than the evening-fed group (51.43 vs. 21.95%, P < 0.001). There were no differences (P > 0.10) in farrowing duration. Number of piglets born alive, stillborn, and mummies did not differ (P > 0.10) among treatments. Evening-fed sows had an increased number of pigs weaned, resulting from reduced preweaning mortality compared to the morning-fed sows (P < 0.05). Morning feeding may be beneficial for maximizing the number of farrowing events that start during working hours and evening feeding may improve litter outcomes.

Livingstone A. Kpogo, Josiane C. Panisson, Hyatt L. Frobose, and Daniel A. Columbus "Effects of pre-farrow feeding time on the farrowing time and duration in sows and litter outcomes," Canadian Journal of Animal Science 105(1), 1-5, (27 January 2025). https://doi.org/10.1139/cjas-2024-0053
Received: 29 April 2024; Accepted: 18 October 2024; Published: 27 January 2025
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KEYWORDS
farrowing
Piglets
pre-weaning mortality
sows
time of feeding
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