Table 3. Body conditions of sows kept in individual confinement stall and group housing facility during gestation
Items | CON | GHF | p-value |
Body weight (kg) | | | |
At the mating (A) | 225.55 ± 5.00 | 214.65 ± 4.30 | 0.11 |
At the farrowing (B) | 229.55 ± 5.48 | 216.26 ± 4.38 | 0.06 |
At the weaning (C) | 223.27 ± 5.47 | 211.47 ± 4.20 | 0.09 |
Change (B–A) | 4.00 ± 0.97 | 1.94 ± 0.51 | 0.03 |
Change (C–B) | −6.28 ± 0.18 | −6.50 ± 0.25 | 0.48 |
Backfat thickness (mm) | | | |
At the mating (A) | 18.37 ± 0.19 | 18.24 ± 0.20 | 0.65 |
At the farrowing (B) | 20.19 ± 0.21 | 20.17 ± 0.17 | 0.94 |
At the weaning (C) | 18.13 ± 0.27 | 18.09 ± 0.22 | 0.90 |
Change (B–A) | 1.94 ± 0.11 | 1.94 ± 0.13 | 0.98 |
Change (C–B) | −2.06 ± 0.12 | −2.08 ± 0.15 | 0.92 |
Values are expressed as mean ± SE.
CON, individual confinement stall; GHF, group housing facility.