Effects of sow nutrition during gestation on within-litter birth weight variation: a review

Effects of sow nutrition during gestation on within-litter birth weight variation: a review

The increasing demand for efficiency in pork production requires great specialization of all sectors involved in this activity. In this context, the development of strategies that could reduce undesirable traits related with negative effects on piglet survival and postnatal growth and development ar...

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Main Authors: P.H.R.F. Campos, B.A.N. Silva, J.L. Donzele, R.F.M. Oliveira, E.F. Knol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
gestation
sow nutrition
within-litter variation
amino acids
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731111002242

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