Risk factors affecting the drop of litter size at second parity in sows in La Piedad Michoacan, Mexico
A problem attributed to first parity sows is the second litter syndrome (the number of piglets of the second litter is lower or similar to the first litter). The objectives of this study were to estimate the frequency of sows showing the second litter syndrome and to determine the effect of some ris...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Agroprint Timisoara
2014-05-01
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Series: | Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies |
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Online Access: | http://spasb.ro/index.php/spasb/article/view/887 |