Abstract:

Late gestation hemoglobin concentrations in sows: Predictor for stillborn piglets

Elizabeth Noblett, MS; Juliana Bonin Ferriera, DVM, DVSc; Sheeva Bhattarai, MS, PhD; Jens Peter Nielsen, DVM, PhD; Glen Almond, DVM, PhD

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This study examined the association between hemoglobin (Hb) concentrations in sows and the number of stillborn pigs. Based on late gestation Hb concentrations, the number of prepartum and intrapartum stillborn pigs was greater (P < .001) in the anemic sows than in the nonanemic sows.

Keywords: swine, sow, hemoglobin, stillbirths

Keywords: sow, hemoglobin, stillbirths

RIS citationCite as: Noblett E, Ferriera JB, Bhattarai S, Nielsen JP, Almond G. Late gestation hemoglobin concentrations in sows: Predictor for stillborn piglets. J Swine Health Prod 2021;29(4):200-203.

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