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Reproductive performance of purebred landrace and Yorkshire sows in Thailand with special reference to seasonal influence and parity number. 2000

W Tantasuparuk, and N Lundeheim, and A M Dalin, and A Kunavongkrit, and S Einarsson
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala.

The purpose of this study was to analyze reproductive performance in purebred Landrace and Yorkshire sows with special reference to seasonal influence and parity number, under tropical conditions where day length is almost constant throughout the year. Data from three purebred sow herds in Thailand during the period from 1993 to 1996 were analyzed. The two breeds were present in all three herds. The analysis comprised records of 3848 Landrace sow litters and 2033 Yorkshire sow litters. The statistical models included the fixed effects of month, year, parity, breed of the sow, herd, and two-way interactions of breed-parity, breed-herd, breed-month, breed-year, parity-month, month-herd, year-herd and month-year. The random effect of sow within breed was included in all models. Analysis of covariance was performed to analyze the effect of temperature, humidity and heat index on number of total born per litter (NTB), weaning to first service interval (WSI) and farrowing rate (FR). Landrace sows had significantly higher NTB (0.6 piglets), number of live born per litter (0.5 piglets), and average birth weight (0.13 kg) than Yorkshire sows (P<0.001). Farrowing rate was 3.9% higher in Landrace sows than in Yorkshire sows (P<0.01). However, Yorkshire sows had significantly shorter WSI (P<0.001) and significantly higher proportion of sows served within 7 days after weaning (P<0.01) than Landrace sows. No breed differences were found in number of stillborn per litter and weaning to conception interval. Parity had significant effect on all reproductive parameters analyzed. Number of total born and live born per litter was significantly lower for sows farrowing during the rainy season than in other seasons. Farrowing rate was low for sows mated during the hot and rainy season. Weaning to service interval and WSI7 were prolonged for sows weaned during the hot and rainy season. Reproductive performance was significantly unfavorably influenced by elevated temperature and heat index after mating (NTB and FR) or during lactation (WSI).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010298 Parity The number of offspring a female has borne. It is contrasted with GRAVIDITY, which refers to the number of pregnancies, regardless of outcome. Multiparity,Nulliparity,Primiparity,Parity Progression Ratio,Parity Progression Ratios,Ratio, Parity Progression,Ratios, Parity Progression
D012098 Reproduction The total process by which organisms produce offspring. (Stedman, 25th ed) Human Reproductive Index,Human Reproductive Indexes,Reproductive Period,Human Reproductive Indices,Index, Human Reproductive,Indexes, Human Reproductive,Indices, Human Reproductive,Period, Reproductive,Periods, Reproductive,Reproductive Index, Human,Reproductive Indices, Human,Reproductive Periods
D005260 Female Females
D006813 Humidity A measure of the amount of WATER VAPOR in the air. Humidities
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D012621 Seasons Divisions of the year according to some regularly recurrent phenomena usually astronomical or climatic. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Seasonal Variation,Season,Seasonal Variations,Variation, Seasonal,Variations, Seasonal
D013552 Swine Any of various animals that constitute the family Suidae and comprise stout-bodied, short-legged omnivorous mammals with thick skin, usually covered with coarse bristles, a rather long mobile snout, and small tail. Included are the genera Babyrousa, Phacochoerus (wart hogs), and Sus, the latter containing the domestic pig (see SUS SCROFA). Phacochoerus,Pigs,Suidae,Warthogs,Wart Hogs,Hog, Wart,Hogs, Wart,Wart Hog
D013696 Temperature The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms. Temperatures
D013785 Thailand Formerly known as Siam, this is a Southeast Asian nation at the center of the Indochina peninsula. Bangkok is the capital city. Kingdom of Thailand,Siam

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