The present experiment size and design aimed to
change pHcy in suckling piglets within physiological
ranges and not to assess litter size. Reproductive performance is given as an indication of the global prolificacy
of multiparous sows used in this experiment. In this
way, there was no treatment effect (P ˃ 0.43) on number
of piglets born and number born alive per litter at par-
turition with 15.0 ± 0.73 and 13.7 ± 0.55, respectively.
Moreover, no treatment effect was observed on average
BW, intralitter CV of BW, or litter weight at birth (to-
tal born and total born alive; P > 0.10, Table 2).