Table 2. Reproductive performance of piglets during winter and summer.
Parameter | Winter | SEM | Summer | SEM | p-value |
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At birth | |||||
Litter size1) | 11.97 | 0.84 | 12.37 | 0.91 | 0.75 |
Live born piglets/litter1) | 11.18 | 0.75 | 11.28 | 0.81 | 0.92 |
Stillborn piglets/litter2) | 0.21 | 0.33 | 0.57 | ||
Mummified piglets/litter2) | 0.57 | 0.75 | 0.63 | ||
Weight (kg)1) | 1.42 | 0.03 | 1.38 | 0.03 | 0.32 |
Weaning (day 21) | |||||
Litter size1) | 10.34 | 0.34 | 10.27 | 0.37 | 0.89 |
Dead piglets/litter1) | 0.84 | 0.74 | 1.013 | 0.80 | 0.87 |
Weight (kg)1) | 6.33 | 0.10 | 6.25 | 0.11 | 0.58 |
Milk yield (kg/d)1) | 11.17 | 0.69 | 10.36 | 0.79 | 0.45 |
ANOVA GLM (p < 0.05).
Reproductive parameters were analyzed using proportions during two seasons.
SEM, standard error of the mean.