標準的母豬每胎生產十二頭以上之小豬
Typically a sow will produce a litter of over 12 piglets
生產過程是一項大自然的挑戰,這時母豬會耗盡體力因而成為死產和新生仔豬的死亡率提高的主因
The birth process is physically challenging, and the sow can become exhausted which can lead to increases in the levels of stillbirth and neonatal mortality
在平均的統計數字中,會有1隻死於死產和1.5隻是死於離乳前.
On average commercial units, one piglet will be stillborn and a further 1.5 piglets will die before weaning.
The large litters associated with modern breeds of pigs have increased the effort required to give birth
體力耗盡的母豬花了很長的時間在生產
Exhausted sows take a long time to give birth
過長的生產仔豬時間,會造成以下的狀況:
Prolonged birth can lead to piglets being born:
死亡: 仔豬在產道窒息死亡(悶死)
虛弱: 出生就成為缺氧的狀態
Dead: being suffocated in the birth canal
Weak: being born oxygen deprived