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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...
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. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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