Table 5.
Parities | Number of Litters | Farrowing Duration (Minute) | CV (%) 1 | TNB 2 | NBA 3 | NBD 4 |
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1 | 89 | 212.65 d ± 61.90 | 29.12% | 10.83 c ± 2.35 | 10.59 c ± 2.34 | 0.16 c ± 0.40 |
2 | 6915 | 243.01 c ± 67.68 | 27.85% | 11.45 b ± 2.51 | 11.17 b ± 2.48 | 0.23 b ± 0.53 |
3 | 7477 | 247.23 bc ± 67.23 | 27.19% | 11.89 a ± 2.42 | 11.59 a ± 2.40 | 0.24 b ± 0.55 |
4 | 5078 | 250.23 bc ± 65.84 | 26.31% | 11.99 a ± 2.44 | 11.66 a ± 2.39 | 0.26 ab ± 0.60 |
5 | 3559 | 251.10 bc ± 67.23 | 26.79% | 11.81 a ± 2.42 | 11.51 a ± 2.39 | 0.26 ab ± 0.60 |
6 | 3065 | 252.01 b ± 68.35 | 27.12% | 11.52 b ± 2.34 | 11.20 b ± 2.33 | 0.26 ab ± 0.56 |
7 | 6018 | 260.40 a ± 68.02 | 26.12% | 11.03 c ± 2.38 | 10.65 c ± 2.34 | 0.32 a ± 0.65 |
1 CV represents coefficient of variation of duration of farrowing. a–d Values within a column with different superscripts differ significantly at p < 0.05. 2 TNB represents total number of born. 3 NBA represents number born alive. 4 NBD represents number born dead.