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A subsample of 345 mixed parity sows were used for blood glucose measurement. Blood glucose was measured by pricking the ear vein and using a glucometer to read the glucose concentration (mg/dL) at three time points during parturition. End of farrowing was characterized as no new piglets for 45 minutes and evidence of placenta expulsion.
