Investigation of growth rate variation between commercial pig herds

The study was designed to provide quantifiable information on both within- and between-herd variation in pig growth rate from birth to slaughter and to examine how this was influenced by moving pigs at a common age to a common environment. Five litters were selected from each of eight pig herds in N...

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Main Authors: E. Magowan, M.E.E. McCann, V.E. Beattie, K.J. McCracken, W. Henry, S. Smyth, R. Bradford, F.J. Gordon, C.S. Mayne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731107000572