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KMID : 1023520100330010081
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
2010 Volume.33 No. 1 p.81 ~ p.87
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A study of reduction effects of stillbirth and mortality rates in pigs by medicinal herbs supplementation in sow
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Kim Sang-Uk
No Jin-Gu
Jo Sang-Sin
Jung Ji-Yeong
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Abstract
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This study was based on a survey of 100 sows which were raising in Jeonnam province for 11 months, from February to December 2008 in order to evaluate the medicinal herbs supplementation in sows on the effects of mortality in suckling pigs, and milk quality of sows. The medicinal herbs were supplemented in the feed of sows from 1 weeks before the expected date of delivery to 10 days after the delivery. As comparing stillbirth rate, test group was reduced 9.05%, and control group, 17.37%. It was certain that the medicinalherbs was very effective for reducing stillbirth rate. In comparison of mortality rate of suckling pig, test group was decreased by 1.52% as compared with control group. In analysis of milk components of sows, milk fat was 6.04% in test group and 5.22% in control group. Milk protein contents of test group and
control group were 18.06% and 18.36%, respectively, showing no significant differences between two groups. Milk sugar contents showed also no difference between two groups. By milk somatic cell counts, test group (582×103cells/ml) was found decreased number of milk somatic cell as compared with control group (688×103cells/ml). These results imply that the medicinal herbs supplementation in sow might be effective for preventing stillbirth and mortality in piglets and mastitis in sow.
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KEYWORD
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Swine, Medicinal herbs, Stillbirth and mortality rates
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