2009-06-192009-06-191978https://hdl.handle.net/10365/5069Complete restriction of all food intake of sows for 2, 3, or 4 days after weaning tended to increase the interval from weaning to estrus in sows. It did not, however, have a detrimental or beneficial effect on other measures of reproductive performance. These results would indicate this management practice of fasting to stimulate estrual activity is not valid.North Dakota State UniversityLivestock productionSwineArticle