Effect of rearing cross-fostered piglets in litters of differing size relative to sow functional teat number on preweaning growth and mortality

Litter sizes of commercial sows have increased considerably over recent decades, and often exceed the number of functional teats on the sow. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of litter size after cross-fostering relative to sow functional teat number on piglet preweaning growth...

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Autores principales: Vande Pol, Katherine D, Bautista, Raphael O, Olivo, Alicia, Harper, Heath, Shull, Caleb M, Brown, Catherine B, Ellis, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
Materias:
Housing and Management
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8557788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34729459
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab193

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8557788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34729459
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab193

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