Effect of meloxicam on the number and weight of weaned piglets in primiparous sows

Authors

  • Jesús Enrique Ek-Mex Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán
  • Gladys Noh-Cuxim Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán
  • José Candelario Segura-Correa Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v31i3.17196

Keywords:

litter size, reproduction, productivity, tropics

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the application of meloxicam in first-parity sows on the number of piglets born alive, and the number and weight of piglets at weaning in a commercial farm in the sub-humid tropics of Mexico. For this, 540 sows (270 sows per treatment) were used. The treated group received meloxicam (Metacam® 20 mg/ml, 0.4 mg/kg of body weight. IM) during farrowing and the control group was not treated. There were no significant differences for the variables under study between the two experimental groups.

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Published

2020-09-29

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 3 (2020)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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Copyright (c) 2020 Jesús Enrique Ek-Mex, Gladys Noh-Cuxim, José Candelario Segura-Correa

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How to Cite

Ek-Mex, J. E., Noh-Cuxim, G., & Segura-Correa, J. C. (2020). Effect of meloxicam on the number and weight of weaned piglets in primiparous sows. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 31(3), e17196. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v31i3.17196