Lifetime and Removal Reasons for Pietrain Boars in European AI Centers: A retrospective Analysis.
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DOI: 10.1093/jas/skac408
Abstract: Currently, artificial insemination (AI) is the most common reproductive method used in swine production. The economic profitability of AI centers is closely linked to a boar's retention rate and the purchase of replacement boars. The… read more here.
Keywords: selection process; pietrain boars; removal; removal reasons ... See more keywords