Radiated temperature from thermal imaging is related to feed consumption, growth rate and feed efficiency in grower pigs.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102747
Abstract: Individual feed consumption and animal weight were continuously recorded in grower pigs using an automated feeding system. Infrared images were recorded each time a pig entered the feeding system and infrared thermography provided radiated thermal… read more here.
Keywords: feed; consumption growth; temperature; feed consumption ... See more keywords
85 Impact of teat order on feed consumption in swine from birth to nursery
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DOI: 10.1093/jas/skz053.072
Abstract: This study evaluated the relationship between teat order and its impact on feed consumption in pigs through nursery. Pigs were observed 48 h after birth to be in either a cranial, middle, or caudal teat… read more here.
Keywords: active total; teat order; teat; feed consumption ... See more keywords