The effect of parity on haemoglobin levels in sows prior to farrowing and in 1-day-old piglets

Title
The effect of parity on haemoglobin levels in sows prior to farrowing and in 1-day-old piglets
Publication Date
2017
Author(s)
Hollema, B L
Davis, G J
Hermesch, Susanne
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9647-5988
Email: Susanne.Hermesch@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:skahtenb
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
CSIRO Publishing
Place of publication
Australia
Series
Manipulating Pig Production
DOI
10.1071/ANv57n12Ab133
UNE publication id
une:23654
Abstract
A decreased haemoglobin level in piglets is associated with a decreased survival rate (Rootwelt et al. 2012). While haemoglobin levels have been studied in piglets, few studies have focused on sows. In sows, low iron levels were associated with reduced reproductive performance (Buffler et al. 2017). Haemoglobin levels in sows decrease with increasing parities (Gannon et al. 2011a). It has been suggested that the body haemoglobin reserves cannot be restored between parities (Auvigne et al. 2010). In this study it was hypothesised that with an increasing parity, both the sow haemoglobin and the piglet haemoglobin decrease.
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Citation
Animal Production Science, 57(12), p. 2483-2483
ISSN
1836-5787
1836-0939
Start page
2483
End page
2483

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