Abstract
This study investigated the effects of parity, prior experience, and environmental conditions on the incidence of savaging on seven commercial farms. Results indicated that 3.40% of gilts and 1.22% of sows killed one or more piglets (P < 0.05). Fourteen percent of sows that savaged as gilts also savaged during their second farrowing, compared to 0.8% of sows that had not previously savaged. The incidence of savaging was similar among gilts during the first (all gilt herd) and second (gilt/sow herd) farrowing cycles.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 819-821 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Canadian Journal of Animal Science |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2003 |
Keywords
- Gilts
- Maternal behaviour
- Pigs
- Savaging
- Sows