Factors Influencing Reproductive Performance in Austrian Sow Farms Challenged by Reproductive Disorders.

ABSTRACT: Many piglet-producing farms are facing poor reproductive performance, yet their characteristics remain poorly understood. This study aimed to identify factors contributing to reproductive disorders based on information easily identifiable through an oral survey. Therefore, forty Austrian piglet producing farms (35-2000 sows) were surveyed using a questionnaire mainly addressing management, treatment and prophylaxis. Five key performance indicators (KPIs) were defined to assess farm productivity: farrowing rate, return-to-estrus rate, abortion rate, total piglets born per litter, and piglets weaned per litter. Farrowing rates were significantly higher in larger farms (r = 0.368; p = 0.019), PRRS-negative farms (r = 0.415; p = 0.008), and farms that did not clean the vulva befo

SUBMITTER: Baumgartner G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12846600 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature