Relationship between energy intake, backfat thickness and reproductive performance of sows

Three experiments were conducted on sows. In experiment I, Landrace gilts were fed ad libitum, from 10 weeks of age to puberty, diets containing either 2800 (LE), 3400 (ME) and 3900 (HE) Kcal DE/kg. Age at puberty was delayed in gilts fed LE and ME. Backfat thickness was significantly reduced in LE...

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Main Author: Trottier, Nathalie Lucie
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 1990
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