Table 2.
Survival percentage per litter and overall survival percentages (low dose)
| Gilt number (Primed) | Days before farrowinga | Litter survival rate | Gilt number (controls) | Days before farrowinga | Litter survival rate |
| 2–9 | 13 | 100 (3/3)b | 048 | 17 | 90 (9/10) |
| 2–7 | 15 | 78 (7/9) | 046 | 17 | 75 (6/8) |
| 2–2 | 18 | 68 (6/9) | 102c | 15 | 9 (1/11) |
| Total survival | 76 (16/21)d | 55 (16/29) | |||
Gilts were given the low dose of TGEV at this time before farrowing.
Survivors per total piglets in a litter are in parentheses.
First parity sow.
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