Table 1 Effect of milk supplementation, sex and parity class on piglets’ traits

Bodyweight at birth, kg

1.34

1.29

1.34^a

1.30^b

1.32

1.34

1.30

0.26

0.170

0.004

0.606

Bodyweight at weaning, kg

7.83

7.81

7.86

7.77

7.92

7.90

7.64

1.54

0.145

0.257

0.292

Bodyweight gain, g/d

245.2

245.5

246.0

244.7

249.9

249.0

237.0

2.8

0.942

0.627

0.115

Number of piglets born

16.78

16.82

17.09

16.73

16.58

3.32

0.947

0.869

Number of piglets weaned

13.47^a

12.36^b

13.06

13.09

12.65

1.03

<.0001

0.196

Litter weight at birth, kg

21.92

21.14

21.19

22.01

21.38

4.26

0.318

0.723

Litter weight at weaning, kg

105.13^a

96.75^b

103.68^a

102.98^a

96.17^b

11.08

0.001

0.026