Table 4. Reproductive performance of sows kept in individual confinement stall and group housing facility during gestation

Items CON GHF p-value
Litter size (heads/litter)
 Total born 12.12 ± 0.31 12.33 ± 0.30 0.62
 Alive born 10.96 ± 0.24 11.23 ± 0.23 0.42
 Still born 1.08 ± 0.17 1.22 ± 0.22 0.62
 Actual suckling 10.65 ± 0.10 10.63 ± 0.09 0.86
 Weaned 9.85 ± 0.15 9.93 ± 0.15 0.71
Mortality of piglets (%)
 Farrowing 8.61 ± 1.31 9.43 ± 1.63 0.70
 Weaning 7.52 ± 1.37 6.60 ± 1.19 0.61
Weaning to estrus (d) 4.35 ± 0.11 4.00 ± 0.14 0.06
Values are expressed as mean ± SE.
CON, individual confinement stall; GHF, group housing facility.