The potential use of the Belgian Landrace and Pietrain breeds in Thailand

The potential use of the Belgian Landrace and Pietrain breeds in Thailand

Pig breeding is an important sector of the Thai Agriculture and Thailand could become a leading exporter of pigs and pork products. Large scale units are numerous ; they grow pigs, sell the feed and piglets to small farms. To improve the productive and reproductive traits, crossbreeding is a common...

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Main Author: Leroy, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 1985-01-01
Series:Tropicultura
Online Access:http://www.tropicultura.org/text/v3n2/51.pdf
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spelling doaj-596c0b21a0644966a24fe405261f5db92020-11-25T04:02:07ZengPresses Agronomiques de GemblouxTropicultura0771-33121985-01-01325153The potential use of the Belgian Landrace and Pietrain breeds in ThailandLeroy, P.Pig breeding is an important sector of the Thai Agriculture and Thailand could become a leading exporter of pigs and pork products. Large scale units are numerous ; they grow pigs, sell the feed and piglets to small farms. To improve the productive and reproductive traits, crossbreeding is a common practice and due to the development of a conformation scale, a financial advantage is observed for pigs of higher quality. Due to their frequency of high conformation grades, Pietrain and Belgian Landrace are to be recommanded in a national pig breeding program in Thailand.http://www.tropicultura.org/text/v3n2/51.pdf
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title_full_unstemmed The potential use of the Belgian Landrace and Pietrain breeds in Thailand
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description Pig breeding is an important sector of the Thai Agriculture and Thailand could become a leading exporter of pigs and pork products. Large scale units are numerous ; they grow pigs, sell the feed and piglets to small farms. To improve the productive and reproductive traits, crossbreeding is a common practice and due to the development of a conformation scale, a financial advantage is observed for pigs of higher quality. Due to their frequency of high conformation grades, Pietrain and Belgian Landrace are to be recommanded in a national pig breeding program in Thailand.
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