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Table 2 BW 24 h p.n. and IC of piglets within 48 h p.n. depending on farrowing system (mean ± SD)

From: Immunocrit, serum amino acid concentrations and growth performance in light and heavy piglets depending on sow’s farrowing system

 

n

BW [kg]

IC

n

BW [kg]

IC

n

BW [kg]

IC

All sows with piglets sampled for IC

 

FC (26 sows)

LH (24 sows)

GH (25 sows)

Light

45

1.11B ± 0.087

0.148Ba ± 0.034

35

1.16B ± 0.106

0.145Ba ± 0.037

50

1.15B ± 0.111

0.121Bb ± 0.038

Heavy

60

1.80A ± 0.258

0.165Aa ± 0.027

61

1.82A ± 0.275

0.162Aa ± 0.034

48

1.87A ± 0.270

0.146Ab ± 0.038

Total

105

1.50 ± 0.398

0.158a ± 0.032

96

1.58 ± 0.394

0.156a ± 0.030

98

1.51 ± 0.417

0.133b ± 0.040

All sows with piglets sampled for AA

 

FC (6 sows)

LH (6 sows)

GH (6 sows)

Light

8

1.10B ± 0.036

0.133ab ± 0.030

10

1.16B ± 0.104

0.154a ± 0.033

12

1.16B ± 0.112

0.110b ± 0.032

Heavy

16

1.78A ± 0.235

0.155a ± 0.031

14

1.77A ± 0.239

0.153a ± 0.029

12

1.96A ± 0.319

0.124b ± 0.038

Total

24

1.56 ± 0.382

0.148a ± 0.032

24

1.52 ± 0.360

0.153a ± 0.030

24

1.56 ± 0.473

0.117b ± 0.029

  1. FC farrowing crate, LH loose housing, GH group housing, BW body weight [kg], IC immunocrit; light < 1.4 kg, heavy ≥1.4 kg
  2. a.b Values within a row with different superscripts differ significantly at p < 0.05; A.BValues within a column with different superscripts differ significantly at p < 0.05