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Studies in sow reproduction. 3. The effect of nutrition between weaning and remating on the reproductive performance of multiparous sows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

P. H. Brooks ,
D. J. A. Cole ,
P. Rowlinson ,
V. J. Croxson  and
J. R. Luscombe
P. H. Brooks
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham School of Agriculture, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, Leicestershire
D. J. A. Cole
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham School of Agriculture, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, Leicestershire
P. Rowlinson
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham School of Agriculture, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, Leicestershire
V. J. Croxson
Affiliation:
Co-operating Centres
J. R. Luscombe
Affiliation:
Co-operating Centres
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Summary

An experiment was conducted using 176 sows at three centres to investigate the effect of post-weaning feed level on reproductive performance. At two centres sows weaned 35 to 56 days after farrowing received 1·8, 2·3, 3·6 or 4·5 kg food/day from the day following weaning until the day following the last mating at the post-weaning oestrus.

At the third centre sows were rationed to 1·8, 2·3 or 3·6 kg food/day or given all they would consume in a single 1-hr feeding period each day. Reproductive performance of the sows was not significantly affected by post-weaning feed level.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , June 1975 , pp. 407 - 412
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1975

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