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Neonatal piglet traits of importance for survival in crates and indoor pens.
Journal of animal science - 1 Apr 2011
Pedersen L J, Berg P, Jørgensen G, Andersen I L
Abstract excerpt
The primary aim of the present study was to investigate whether the same piglet traits contributed to the same causes of neonatal piglet mortality in crates (CT) and pens (PN). Gilts originating from 2 distinct genetic groups that differed in breeding value for piglet survival rate at d 5 (SR5) were used. These were distributed to farrow in either PN or CT as follows: high-SR5 and CT (n = 30); low-SR5 and CT (n =...
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