Associations among individual gilt birth weight, litter birth weight phenotype and the efficiency of replacement gilt production.
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DOI: 10.1093/jas/skaa331
Abstract: Selection for larger litter size has increased the number of individual low birth weight pigs (BWi) and produced sows with a repeatable low average litter birth weight phenotype (BWP). Using an average of 3.6 litters… read more here.
Keywords: replacement; bwp; gilt; birth ... See more keywords
A comparison of the anatomical and gastrointestinal functional development between gilt and sow progeny around birth and weaning.
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DOI: 10.1093/jas/skz217
Abstract: Gilt progeny (GP) often have restricted growth performance and health status in comparison to sow progeny (SP) from birth, with the underlying mechanisms responsible for this yet to be fully understood. The current study aimed… read more here.
Keywords: birth weaning; gilt; birth; sow progeny ... See more keywords