title: [Effect of housing of sows during parturition and the vitality of the piglets].
abstract: Group housing of sows had a positive effect on parturition, but led to a decrease in litter size by 1.2 alive born piglets per litter and a reduce in mean birth weight of piglets by 70 g; it had no effect on the vitality of piglets. A high birth weight, a long lasting placento-fetal blood transfer and an air temperature of more than 20 degrees C are factors with significant influence on vitality of neonates.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Tierhygiene und Offentliches Veterinärwesen, Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hoy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lutter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D006799:Housing, Animal / Q000592:standards*; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008098:Litter Size; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D010920:Placenta / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013552:Swine
vernacular_title: Einfluss der Haltung der Sauen auf den Geburtsverlauf und die Vitalität der Ferkel.