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.