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Table 6 Multivariable model of sow’s rectal temperature 24h after farrowing and number of live born piglets on average colostrum intake by piglets

From: Relationship between piglets’ survivability and farrowing kinetics in hyper-prolific sows

Variable

Average colostrum intake (g)

Adjusted R2

Estimate

SEM

Confidence interval

Lower limit

Upper limit

Intercept

3526.7

925.8

1671.3

5382.2

0.52

Sow’s rectal temperature 24h after farrowing (ºC)

−79.1

24.5

−128.3

−30.0

Live born piglets (n)

−13.3

2.1

−17.4

−9.1

  1. This analysis was performed with 58 sows