Abstract:

Assessment of hemoglobin concentration in relation to sow reproductive stage and parity

Kayla Castevens, DVM; Juliana Bonin Ferreira, BVSc, DVSc; Thomas Gillespie, DVM, DABVP; Christopher Olsen, DVM, MS; Jens-Peter Nielsen, DVM, PhD; Glen Almond, DVM, PhD

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The study objective was to determine if sows are anemic at any reproductive stage or parity. Hemoglobin concentrations were determined for 2683 sows from 11 farms. The overall trend was for hemoglobin concentrations to peak during mid-gestation and reach a nadir in early lactation when most (74.2%) sows were anemic.

Keywords: sows, hemoglobin, iron

RIS citationCite as: Castevens K, Ferreira JB, Gillespie T, Olsen C, Nielsen J-P, Almond G. Assessment of hemoglobin concentration in relation to sow reproductive stage and parity. J Swine Health Prod 2020;28(5):254-257.

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