Page 2 of articles about prolificacy in Abstracts

There is no evidence of a relation between haemoglobin concentration and the number of total born, stillborn or number of piglets alive at three weeks and the next breeding performance.

The inclusion of rapeseed meal until 10% does not affect sow reproductive or litter performance.

Feeding n-3 fatty acids to gilts may improve litter growth, but does not affect subsequent reproductive performance.

Plasma insulin could be modulated by dietary carbohydrates in sows.

Those factors that were significantly associated with longevity, regardless of definition, were age at first farrowing, litter size at first farrowing and last farrowing...

The different altrenogest treatments before weaning did not prevent the growth of follicles before weaning and similarly affected subsequent follicle development and fertility.

14.7 total born piglets were found both in gilts that were nursed in litters of 9 and of 13 piglets.

Selenium status of gilts is affected by both the quantity and the source of dietary selenium.

The results of this study indicate a possible association between the imprinted gene DIO3 and female fertility traits in pigs.

Creep feed initiated from day 5 and 10 reduce diarrhea scores in piglets and the estrus interval in sows.

These results suggest that mixing sows in the 1st or 2nd week of gestation can result in reduced conception and farrowing rates when compared to housing sows in stalls.

Dietary L-Arginine supplementation may negatively affect gilt reproductive performance.

Increase feeding level during late gestation does not improve sow or gilt performance