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Neonatal mortality in piglets: genetics to improve behavioural vitality

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Maternal abilities and piglet vitality were analyzed on 24 Meishan (MS) and 24 Large White (LW) gilts. Females were inseminated with a mixture of semen from both breeds. Three MS and 3 LW boars were used to constitute 3 duos formed by mixing of MS and LW semen in equal proportions. Farrowing events were studied over 5 successive batches. The proportion of purebred and crossbred piglets within the litter varied according to the duo used and the dam breed (p<0.01). The average within-litter percentage of purebred piglets in LW and MS sows was respectively 43% and 50% with use of duo 1, 64% and 23% with duo 2 and 69% and 81% with duo 3. Gestation was shorter in MS than in LW sows (111.6 vs 114.0 days; p<0.05) and litter size tended to be larger in LW than in MS sows (14.6 vs 12.8 total born piglets; p=0.08). Over the three first days of lactation, piglet probability of survival was similar between purebred and crossbred piglets born from LW sows (94.5% vs 95.0%) and higher in purebred than crossbred piglets born from MS sows (96.6% vs 98.7%, p<0.05). In LW sows, crossbred piglets were heavier at birth and more reactive in a novel environment than purebred piglets (1.29 vs 1.21 kg, p<0.10; reactivity score: 1.38 vs 1.03 respectively). In MS sows, purebred piglets had a lower birth weight than crossbred piglets but showed similar vitality (0.86 vs 1.08 kg, p<0.001; reactivity score: 1.00 vs 1.03). Birth process and piglet behavior in early lactation will be analyzed to estimate the interaction between dam breed and piglet genetic type (purebred vs crossbred) on the expression of maternal behavior and piglet vitality (udder activity and survival).

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Anne Dauberlieu, Yvon Billon, Jean Bailly, Irène Launay, Hervé Lagant, et al.. Neonatal mortality in piglets: genetics to improve behavioural vitality. 62. Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP). INT., Aug 2011, Stavanger, Norway. 440 p., ⟨10.3920/978-90-8686-731-8⟩. ⟨hal-01194050⟩
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