Fig. 2

Effects of umbilical cord blood lactate on vitality scores, colostrum intake, body weight, and preweaning mortality rate. Body weight of piglets at birth (BW0h) and colostrum intake (CI) is higher in low lactate group. The results are presented as means ± standard error of mean. Low = < 3.5 mmol/L lactate, moderate = 3.5–5.0 mmol/L lactate, high = > 5.0 mmol/L lactate; BW, body weight; BW0h, body weight at birth; CI, colostrum intake. Asterisks indicate the statistically significant differences (p < 0.05)