Large litters have a detrimental impact on litter performance and postpartum maternal behaviour in primiparous sows

Table 3 Comparison of colostral IgG, IgM, and IgA levels between sows with normal litters (NORMAL) and large litters (LARGE)¹

N	NORMAL	LARGE	SEM	P value
N	8	16	SEM	P value
Concentrations (ng/ml)
IgG	192.2	179.4	4.7	0.18
IgM	6.0	5.8	0.3	0.81
IgA	11.7	9.2	1.1	0.21

¹ All colostrum samples were collected within 3 h after the initiation of parturition

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