Table 7.
Rebreed status of sows kept in herd1 to assess dietary effects of oxidized beta-carotene (OxBC) after returning to a common diet at weaning
Diet | Control | OxBC | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parity | 0 | 1 | 2+ | Total | 0 | 1 | 2+ | Total |
Percent, % | ||||||||
No heat | 2.74 | 2.74 | 4.11 | 9.59 | 6.58 | 2.63 | 3.95 | 13.16 |
Pregnant | 19.18 | 20.55 | 42.47 | 82.19 | 18.42 | 13.16 | 40.79 | 72.37 |
Not Pregnant | 5.48 | 0 | 2.74 | 8.22 | 5.26 | 1.32 | 7.89 | 14.47 |
Total | 27.4 | 23.29 | 49.23 | 100 | 30.26 | 17.11 | 52.63 | 100 |
1Sows were culled from the herd as determined by the farm protocol.