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ISSN : 1225-2964(Print)
ISSN : 2287-3317(Online)
Annals of Animal Resource Sciences Vol.30 No.4 pp.172-179
DOI : https://doi.org/10.12718/AARS.2019.30.4.172

Effect of Parity and Lactation Stage on Behaviour of Farrowing Sows and Suckling Piglet

Tea-Hwan Park1, Duck‐Min Ha2, Doo‐Hwan Kim3*
1Graduate Student, 2Researcher, 3Professor, Department of Animal Resources Technology, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju 52725, Korea.
*Corresponding author: Doo‐Hwan Kim, Department of Animal Resources Technology, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju 52725, Korea. Tel: +82-55‐751‐3284, E‐mail: dhkim@gntech.ac.kr

Abstract

This study was designed to investigate the effect of parity and lactation stage of sows on the behavior of nursing sows and their suckling piglets. In total 18 Yorkshire × Landrace F1 sows (range of parity: 1 to 6) and their litters (range of litter size: 10 to 14 piglets) were assigned according to the sow's parity (1-2, 3-4 and 5-6) and lactation stage (early, middle, and late). The sows were housed in farrowing crates (0.8 × 2.1 m) located in pens (2.1 × 1.75 m) with totally perforated flooring. The behaviors of the sows and their piglets were recorded over a 72-h period for each parity and lactation stage. The sows and piglets were conventionally managed. All nursing sows in both group showed lying behavior for more than 80% of the experimental period, regardless of parity and lactation stage. The behavioral frequency of sows was, in descending order, as follows: lateral lying, ventral lying, eating, standing, and sitting. The parity of sows did not affect their behavior, but the lactation stage did. Ventral lying showed decreased frequency in late stage compare to that in the early or middle stage. The lying, standing, sitting, and eating behavior of sows were not affected by their parity. Sow parity did not affect the behavior of suckling piglets, but the lactation stage did. The behavioral frequency of piglets for the whole lactation period was, in descending order, as follows: lying, suckling, and walking. The lying frequency of piglets was higher in the sow's middle lactation stage than in the early or late lactation stage. It is concluded that the sow parity did not affect the behavior of nursing sows and suckling piglets, but the lactation stage did.

산차와 포유기가 모돈과 자돈의 행동에 미치는 영향

박태환1,하덕민2,김두환3*
경남과학기술대학교 동물소재공학과 대학원생1, 연구원2, 교수3

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