Effect of average litter weight in pigs on growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of the offspring as depending on birth weight
Offspring born from normal litter size (10 to 15 piglets) but classified as having lower than average birth weight (average of the sow herd used: 1.46 ± 0.2 kg; mean ± s.d.) carry at birth negative phenotypic traits normally associated with intrauterine growth restriction, such as brain-sparing and...
Main Authors: | C.E. Pardo, M. Kreuzer, G. Bee |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731113001419 |
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