Effect of Dam Parity on Growth Performance and Immunity of Weaned Pigs

Authors

Erin E. Carney, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Huyen Tran, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Justin W. Bundy, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Roman Moreno, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Phillip S. Miller, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Thomas E. Burkey, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2009

Comments

Published in 2009 Nebraska Swine Report. Prepared by the staff in Animal Science and cooperating Departments for use in Extension, Teaching, and Research programs. Copyright © 2009, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension.

Abstract

The growth performance of weaned pigs derived from different parities has not been previously evaluated; however, unpublished and anecdotal observations suggest that progeny derived from first parity (PI) dams have reduced health status and growth performance compared to progeny derived from mature sows (2 P2). The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effect of dam parity on growth performance and immune response of PI and P4 progeny during the nursery phase o fproduction. Results from this experiment suggest that P4 progeny have increased body weight and growth performance during the nursery phase of production compared to PI progeny There were no effects of dam parity on immune response in this experiment.