Drip cooling of lactating sows

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2010-04-30T17:36:36Z

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Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service

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Twenty eight sows and gilts were used to evaluate the value of drip sprinkling to reduce heat stress in lactating sows. Respiration rates for sprinkled sows were significantly lower than those of controls. Daily feed intake was significantly higher for wetted sows versus the unwetted controls. No differences were observed between groups on number of pigs born alive, dead, number weaned or pig birth weight.

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Swine, Drip cooling, Lactating sows

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