Influence of Energy Intake During Lactation on the Interval from Weaning to First Estrus in Sows

Authors

D. E. Reese, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
B. D. Moser, University of Missouri
E. R. Peo, Jr., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
A. J. Lewis, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Dwayne R. Zimmerman, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
J. E. Kinder, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
W. W. Stroup, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Win Butler, McGill University

ORCID IDs

W. W. Stroup

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1982

Comments

Published in JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 55 (1982), pp. 590-598. Copyright © American Society of Animal Science. Used by permission.

Abstract

A total of 191 crossbred sows were used to determine the effect of energy intake during one lactation on (1) sow and pig performance and (2) the percentage of sows in estrus by 7, 14, 21 and 70 d post-weaning. Sows received 8 (Lo) or 16 (Hi) Meal of metabolizable energy (ME)/d (Exp. 1 and 2) and 8 (Lo), 12 (Md) or 16 (Hi) Meal of ME/d (Exp. 3) during a 28-d lactation period. All sows were fed an equal amount of crude protein, vitamins and minerals that met or exceeded the recommendations of the National Research Council.