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The effect of postparturient urogenital diseases on the lifetime reproductive performance of sows.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16422062     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To prove the effect of postparturient swine urogenital disease (SUGD) on reproductive performance, culled sows with SUGD in their previous history (n=1363) were subjected to retrospective lifetime production analysis. The sows were assigned to parity groups 1, 2 to 6, and >6. Bacterial flora of vulval discharges were evaluated. Parity 1 sows had a lower percentage of SUGD than did sows of parity 2 to 6 and parity >6 (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively). Compared with parity 2 to 6 sows, parity 1 and parity >6 sows had lower (P < 0.001) conception, farrowing and adjusted farrowing rates, lifetime average total born, live-born litter sizes, stillbirth rates, and weaning litter weights compared with animals culled for other reasons than SUGD. The conclusions are that high parity sows have a higher occurrence of postparturient SUGD and that higher parity sows with postparturient SUGD have a lower performance compared with lower parity sows with postparturient SUGD.
Authors:
Xaver T P Glock; Gabor Bilkei
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue vétérinaire canadienne     Volume:  46     ISSN:  0008-5286     ISO Abbreviation:  Can. Vet. J.     Publication Date:  2005 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-01-20     Completed Date:  2006-04-13     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0004653     Medline TA:  Can Vet J     Country:  Canada    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1103-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Bilkei Consulting, Bahnhofstrasse 42, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Female
Female Urogenital Diseases / epidemiology,  physiopathology,  veterinary*
Litter Size
Parity*
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Pregnancy, Animal / physiology*
Reproduction / physiology*
Retrospective Studies
Swine
Swine Diseases / epidemiology*,  physiopathology
Vulva / secretion
Weaning
Weight Gain
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