The Greater Proportion of Born-Light Progeny from Sows Mated in Summer Contributes to Increased Carcass Fatness Observed in Spring

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Pig producers are required to supply consistent lean carcasses to the market. However, the pig production cycle contains seasonal variation in carcass fatness, such that pigs finished in spring have a greater carcass backfat thickness than those finished in summer. Our experiment sho...

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Autores principales: Liu, Fan, Ford, Erin M., Morrison, Rebecca S., Brewster, Chris J., Henman, David J., Smits, Robert J., Zhao, Weicheng, Cottrell, Jeremy J., Leury, Brian J., Dunshea, Frank R., Bell, Alan W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7696037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33182569
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10112080

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7696037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33182569
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10112080

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