Table 8. Effects of different farrowing facilities on cortisol concentration of primiparous sows
Items | CON | LFP | SEM | p-value |
Cortisol (ng/ mL) | | | | |
Post farrowing | 3.19 | 2.50 | 0.35 | 0.196 |
Weanling | 3.33 | 2.76 | 0.57 | 0.530 |
Data represents means based on eleven primiparous sows per treatment.
CON, conventional farrowing facilities; LFP, loosed farrowing pens; SEM, standard error of means.