Association between sow and piglet blood hemoglobin concentrations and stillbirth risk

Abstract Previous studies have indicated that high piglet blood hemoglobin concentration (HbC) at birth lead to better performance later in life. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the association between sow and piglet blood HbC at farrowing. A secondary objective was to investi...

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Main Authors: Sheeva Bhattarai, Tore Framstad, Jens Peter Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Subjects:
Pig
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-019-0496-7