Piglet vitality: Importance of prenatal development

4 important questions on Piglet vitality: Importance of prenatal development

What are the major causes for uterine crowding?

  • High ovulation rate due to selection for high litter size
  • High fertilization in pigs
  • relative high embryonic survival

What does LIG (ligature) mean in pigs?

Closing of one oviduct

What does HHO (hemi-hystero-ovariectomy) mean in pigs?

Half of the uterus ovary&horn  removed
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What are the consequences of uterine crowding?

  • Reduced placental size, reduced placental exchange surface
  • Poor foetal development and decreased survival
  • Low birth weight (IUGR), poor survival, poor muscle development
  • Deviating allometry
  • Barker theory: Fetal origins of adult disease
  • Less primary and secundary follicles at birth

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