Identifying challenges to manage body weight variation in pig farms implementing all-in-all-out management practices and their possible implications for animal health: a case study

Identifying challenges to manage body weight variation in pig farms implementing all-in-all-out management practices and their possible implications for animal health: a case study

Abstract Background Managing body weight (BW) variation is a challenge in farrow-to-finish farms implementing all-in/all-out (AIAO) production systems due to the lack of “off-site” facilities to segregate slow growing pigs (SGP). This case study investigated different approaches to managing BW varia...

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Main Authors: Maria Rodrigues da Costa, Edgar García Manzanilla, Alessia Diana, Nienke van Staaveren, Alberto Torres-Pitarch, Laura Ann Boyle, Julia Adriana Calderón Díaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Porcine Health Management
Subjects:
Animal movements
Delayed pigs
Early weaning
Pig sorting
Production flow
Swine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40813-021-00190-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40813-021-00190-6

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