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Table 2 Number of piglets born in total in first and second parity litter size by birth year of sow

From: Impact of litter size on sow stayability in Swedish commercial piglet producing herds

Birth year

Born in total, first parity

Born in total, second parity

N sows

Mean ± SD

Median (min–max)

N sows

Mean ± SD

Median (min–max)

1997

671

10.8 ± 2.4

11 (2–19)

646

11.2 ± 3.0

11 (2–20)

1998

1078

10.9 ± 2.6

11 (2–19)

1002

11.3 ± 3.1

12 (2–19)

1999

1233

11.4 ± 2.7

12 (1–23)

1085

11.5 ± 3.1

12 (2-28)

2000

1518

11.4 ± 3.0

12 (2–20)

1310

11.9 ± 3.3

12 (2–23)

2001

1887

11.5 ± 3.0

12 (1–23)

1630

11.9 ± 3.4

12 (1–24)

2002

3469

11.6 ± 3.0

12 (1–24)

2987

12.3 ± 3.4

13 (1–26)

2003

2689

12.1 ± 3.0

12 (1–28)

2234

12.8 ± 3.4

13 (2–25)

2004

3117

12.1 ± 2.8

12 (1–25)

2545

12.8 ± 3.3

13 (1–23)

2005

3266

12.1 ± 2.9

12 (1–23)

2796

13.1 ± 3.3

13 (1–23)

2006

5104

12.4 ± 3.0

13 (1–26)

4086

13.1 ± 3.5

13 (1–24)

2007

4688

12.7 ± 3.0

13 (1–24)

3877

13.5 ± 3.5

14 (1–29)

2008

4984

12.8 ± 3.1

13 (1–25)

4141

13.6 ± 3.6

14 (1–24)

2009

5174

13.0 ± 3.1

13 (1–25)

4371

13.9 ± 3.6

14 (1–27)

Total

38,878

12.5 ± 3.1

13 (1–28)

32,713

13.1 ± 3.6

13 (1–29)

  1. Data selected from January 1 1997 to December 31 2009 from 24 Swedish piglet producing herds