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1Department of Animal Science University of Western Australia Nedlands, W.A. 6009, Australia.
Abstract:
Data were collected from 318 pregnant sows (Large White, Landrace or crossbred), which had been weaned from their first litter, to determine the relationship between ovulation rate (OR) and subsequent litter size (total born alive - TBA). Laparoscopy was performed on sows 7 to 14 days after mating to determine OR, and subsequent litter size (TBA) was recorded. Mean (+/-SE) ovulation rate, litter size (TBA) and foetal survival (FS) was 14.56+/-0.19, 9.00 +/- 0.16 and 63.5+/-1.1%, respectively. Regressions of TBA against OR and FS against OR were best fitted by a linear function which indicated that litter size of first-litter sows was limited by ovulation rate up to at least 23 ova. The respective linear regressions were:
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