Relationships between litter size, sex ratio and within-litter birth weight variation in a sow herd and consequences on weaning performance

Routine selection for litter size has resulted in an increase in the proportion of lightweight piglets. There is a need to balance prolificacy with litter uniformity to maximize profit. A total of 3,465 piglets from 310 litter records obtained from 2016 until 2019 at the Pig Industry Board research...

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Autores principales: Zindove, Titus J, Mutibvu, Tonderai, Shoniwa, Andrew C, Takaendesa, Erica L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8447497/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34549167
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab132

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8447497/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34549167
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab132

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