SUCKLING PIGLETS PERFORMANCE AND MILK YIELD ACCORDING TO NURSING ORDER

Authors

  • Cristiane da Silva Duarte Furtado Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Ana Paula Gonçalves Mellagi Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Cristiana Reis Cypriano Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Ivo Wentz Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Mari Lourdes Bernardi Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Fernando Pandolfo Bortolozzo Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Keywords:

desempenho, ganho de peso, leitão, produção de leite, teto

Abstract

The study evaluated the performance of suckling piglets according to the location of the mammary gland and daily milk yield. In the first trial piglets were distributed in birth weight categories: light (?1.4kg), medium (1.41-1.75kg) and heavy (>1.75kg). Piglets were weighted at 7, 14 and 21 days of life. Teats were classified in three classes: 1 (first pair), 2 (2nd, 3rd and 4th pairs) and 3 (5th, 6th and 7th pairs). In all weight classes, piglets suckling in class 3 presented lower (P<0.05) daily weight gain and weight at weaning. Medium and heavy piglets presented better (P<0.05) performance in class 1, followed by class 2 and 3. Light piglets had no difference when suckling class 1 and 2 teats (P>0.05). Light piglets suckling in class 3 had the worst performance. Milk yield was higher (P<0.05) in mammary glands of classes 1 and 2 than in class 3.

KEY WORDS: Performance, piglet, milk production, teat, weight gain.

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Published

2009-04-02

How to Cite

FURTADO, C. da S. D.; MELLAGI, A. P. G.; CYPRIANO, C. R.; WENTZ, I.; BERNARDI, M. L.; BORTOLOZZO, F. P. SUCKLING PIGLETS PERFORMANCE AND MILK YIELD ACCORDING TO NURSING ORDER. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 10, n. 1, p. 77–82, 2009. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/2424. Acesso em: 6 apr. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2009)

Section

Animal Production

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