Caracterização e desempenho reprodutivo de fêmeas suínas submetidas à intervenção obstétrica manual

Os objetivos do presente estudo foram determinar as características de partos submetidos à intervenção manual e avaliar os efeitos dessa intervenção no desempenho reprodutivo subsequente e na taxa de remoção. Dados de 4121 partos foram separados em grupos Controle (3271 partos) e Intervenção (850 partos). O percentual de partos submetidos à intervenção manual foi de 20,6%. Não houve diferença (P>0,05) na ocorrência de intervenção ao parto de acordo com as classes de tamanho de leitegada (14 leitões). A proporção de intervenção ao parto aumentou (P0.05) in the occurrence of intervention according to litter size classes (14 piglets). The proportion of intervention at parturition increased (P<0.05) during summer and in higher parity order (PO) females. In farrowings with intervention there were longer farrowing duration in PO 1 females (P<0.05) and greater number of stillborn piglets and higher frequency of farrowings with at least one stillborn (P<0.05) in PO 1, PO 3-5 and PO 6-10 females. In the Intervention group, greater weaning to estrus interval (WEI), lower farrowing rate and lower subsequent total born piglets (P<0.05) were observed in PO 1 and 2, PO 3-5 and PO 6-10, respectively. Removal rate before first insemination post weaning, by both reproductive and non reproductive reasons, was greater (P