Performance of lactating sows according to parturition order

The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of parturition order on the productive performance of lactating sows. In a completely randomized design, 200 lactating cows were allocated to four treatments: 1st and 2nd, 3rd to 5th, 6th and 7th and 8th to 11th parturition order, with 40, 81...

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Main Authors: Amélia Maria Lima Garcia, Charles Kiefer, Karina Márcia Ribeiro de Souza, Gabriel Cipriano Rocha, Camilla Mendonça Silva, Stephan Alexander da Silva Alencar, Gabriela Puhl Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Zootecnia 2016-03-01
Series:Boletim de Indústria Animal
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Online Access:http://revistas.bvs-vet.org.br/bia/article/view/30323