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Maternal investment, sibling competition, and offspring survival with increasing litter size and parity in pigs (Sus scrofa)
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of litter size and parity on sibling competition, piglet survival, and weight gain. It was predicted that competition for teats would increase with increasing litter size, resulting in a higher mortality due to maternal infanticide (i.e., crushing) an...
Autores principales: | Andersen, Inger Lise, Nævdal, Eric, Bøe, Knut Egil |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer-Verlag
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3096772/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21743767 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-010-1128-4 |
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