Identifying the limitations for growth in low performing piglets from birth until 10 weeks of age

The evolution of hyper-prolific pig breeds has led to a higher within-litter variation in birth weight and in BW gain during the nursery phase. Based on an algorithm developed in previous research, two populations from a pool of 368 clinically healthy piglets at 6 weeks of age were selected: a low (...

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Main Authors: S.P. Paredes, A.J.M. Jansman, M.W.A. Verstegen, L.A. den Hartog, H.M.J. van Hees, J.E. Bolhuis, T.A.T.G. van Kempen, W.J.J. Gerrits
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175173111400069X