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Morphological and reproductive traits of Turopolje breeding sows: a preliminary evaluation.

The Turopolje pig (TP) is an endangered Croatian autochthonous breed. This preliminary study aimed to determine the morphological and reproductive traits of TP breeding sows reared extensively in a traditional outdoor system. Body measurements were performed on a total of 40 animals, while reproductive data was collected from the records in the TP breed Herdbook. The mean (±standard deviation) age (months) and body weight (kg) of sows were 67.5±26.0 and 96.6±18.4, respectively. The mean height (cm) at withers and rumps were 65.2±2.8 and 68.4±2.9, respectively, while the average chest girth was 111.2±10.4. Average lengths (cm) of the body, head, ear and tail were 126.0±6.5, 27.0±0.90, 22.5±8.3 and 29.9±2.01, respectively. The mean age at first farrowing was 22.1±7.9 months. The average number of piglets born alive was 4.47±1.96, of which 3.08±2.17 were weaned

body weight ; body length ; age at first farrowing ; litter size ; weaned piglets

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