Table 3. Effects of different farrowing facilities on gestation length, farrowing duration and farrowing interval in primiparous sows
Items | CON | LFP | SEM | p-value |
Gestation length (d) | 115.27 | 114.91 | 0.60 | 0.676 |
Farrowing duration (min) | 326.2 | 151.0 | 40.3 | 0.017 |
Farrowing interval (min) | 25.9 | 12.6 | 2.89 | 0.011 |
Data represents means based on eleven replicates primiparous sows per treatment.
CON, conventional farrowing facilities; LFP, loosed farrowing pens; SEM, standard error of means.