| Parity1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
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Iron supplementation | no2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
yes2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total number of sows in each parity | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
- Distribution of sows between different parities, grouped according to if iron supplementation was provided to the piglets at three days after birth or not
- 1 No sows in parity seven to ten were included in the study, and thus these parities are not included in the Table 2 number of sows from each parity according to if iron supplementations was provided to the piglets or not (iron yes or iron no)