SPECIAL TREATMENT OF SOWS THROUGH EARLY WEANING PERIODS

SPECIAL TREATMENT OF SOWS THROUGH EARLY WEANING PERIODS

SUMMARY

This study aims to determine the optimal time for weaning piglets from so that the sows can be estrous again. The timing of the weaning will affect the period of the sows to re-estrous, thus increasing the production and reproduction efficiency of the sows. Weaning piglets too early can cause a low conception and negatively affect the number of piglets. Therefore, the research team of the pigs research group felt that it was necessary to carry out research to assess the specific efforts made for postnatal sows, one of which was to regulate the period of weaning piglets, so that later it would be known the optimal period of weaning piglets with low mortality. The design used in this study was a Completely Randomized Design with three treatments, namely 30 days weaning (A), 35 days weaning (B), and 40 days weaning (C). Each treatment consisted of three replications, and each test consisted of two sows. The variables observed in this study include: litter size, body weight, estrous, and the performance of the sows and weaning piglets.

Keywords: sows, estrous, weaning piglets