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Reproductive performance of sows in the tropics

Performance De Reproduction Chez Les Truies Dans Les Tropiques

Rendimiento Reproductivo De Las Cerdas En El Tropico

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A retrospective study was undertaken on 6 piggeries in north Australia and South Vietnam to define the reproductive performance of sows in the tropics. Reproductive performance was analysed in respect to age of first mating, time of the year, breed and management practices. There was a significant effect of the time of the year at mating on farrowing rate. Highest farrowing rates were achieved when sows were mated during the cool time of the year in the Australian piggeries and during the dry-hot period as opposed to the wet-hot period in Vietnamese piggeries. The number of matings per oestrus and interval between matings influenced both farrowing rate and number of piglets born although an increased litter size at birth was accompanied by an increase in stillbirths and mummified foetuses.

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Une étude rétrospective fut meneé dans 6 porcheries dans le nord de l'Australie et dans le sud du Vietnam pour définir les performances de reproduction chez les truies dans les Tropiques. Le rendement de reproduction fut analysé en fonction de l'âge du premier accouplement, de la période de l'anneé, de la race et des pratiques de gestion la période de l'année pour l'accouplement à un impact significatif sur le taux de reproduction. Les plus hauts taux de reproduction ont été observés chez les truies lorsqu'elles sont accoupleés en période froide dans les porcheries australiennes et pendant la période chaude et séche par opposition à la période chaude et humide pour les procheries vietnamiennes. Le nombre d'accouplements par oestrus et l'interval entre les accouplements influencèrent à la fois le taux de reproduction et le nombre de porcelets nés bien qu'une augmentation de la taille des porteés fut accompagneé d'une augmentation du nombre des porcelets mort-nés et des foetus avortés.

Resumen

Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo en 6 granjas de cerdos en el norte de Australia y en Vietnam del Sur para definir el rendimiento reproductivo de las cerdas en el trópico. El rendimiento reproductivo se analizó en relación con la edad a la promera cubrición, estación de año, raza y manejo. La estación del año en que se realizó la cubriciõn tuvo un efecto significativo sobre el procentaje de cerdas cubiertas que parieron. Dicho procentaje fue máximo cuando las cerdas se cubrieron durante la época fría en Australia y cuando se cubrieron en la época seca y cálida (en oposición a la húmeda y cálida) en Vietnam. El número de cubriciones por estro y el intervalo entre cubriciones tuvieron un efecto sobre el porcentaje de cerdas cubiertas que parieron así como sobre el número de lechones nacidos. Sin embargo, un aumento en el número de lechones nacidos se asoció con un aumento en el número de fetos mimificados y en el número de lechones nacidos muertos.

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Dan, T.T., Summers, P.M. Reproductive performance of sows in the tropics. Trop Anim Health Prod 28, 247–256 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02240944

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