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Low Birth Weight Impairs Acquisition of Spatial Memory Task in Pigs
In commercial pig farming, an increasing number of low birth weight (LBW) piglets are born, due to selection for large litter sizes. While LBW piglets have a higher risk of pre-weaning mortality, a considerable number of these piglets survive to slaughter age. In humans, LBW is a risk factor for lon...
Autores principales: | Roelofs, Sanne, van Bommel, Ilse, Melis, Stephanie, van der Staay, Franz J., Nordquist, Rebecca E. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6028702/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29998130 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2018.00142 |
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