An analysis of the breeding performance of brood sows
Date
11-1966
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Major Course
Major in Animal Science
College
College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)
Adviser/Committee Chair
Lourdio L. Clamohoy
Abstract
Fourteen breeding records complete up to the fifth farrowing from the Esperanza Stock Farm, Calamba, Laguna, and sixteen records complete up to the second farrowing from the NSDB swine herd in the Department of Animal Husbandry were used in this study. This work was undertaken to determine how average litter size and average pig weight at birth and at 42-day weaning behave with repeated farrowing. Repeatability values of the aforementioned traits and the length of farrowing intervals were also determine.
The results indicated that in general, reproductive efficiency of the sows studied was at its peak during the fourth farrowing. Average litter size and average pig weight at birth and at 42-day weaning were highest at this stage. First farrowing interval averaged 202.4 days for the landrace breed and their crosses, and 207.8 days for the native strains and their crosses.
The trait found to have the highest repeatability was average pig weight at birth. It was observed that repeatability values differed from herd to herd, and with repeated farrowings.
Language
English
Location
UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)
Call Number
LG 993.5 1966 A5 A43
Recommended Citation
Alano, Rosalino A., "An analysis of the breeding performance of brood sows" (1966). Undergraduate Theses. 8909.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/8909
Document Type
Thesis