Genetic parameters of drinking and feeding traits of wean-to-finish pigs under a polymicrobial natural disease challenge
Abstract Background The pork industry faces unprecedented challenges from disease, which increases cost of production and use of antibiotics, and reduces production efficiency, carcass quality, and animal wellbeing. One solution is to improve the overall resilience of pigs to a broad array of common...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-021-00622-x |