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A meta-analysis to identify animal and management factors influencing gestating sow efficiency.
Journal of animal science - 1 Dec 2014
Douglas S L, Szyszka O, Stoddart K, Edwards S A, Kyriazakis I
Abstract excerpt
A meta-analysis on the effects of management and animal-based factors on the reproductive efficiency of gestating sows can provide information on single-factor and interaction effects that may not have been detected in individual studies. This study analyzed the effects of such factors on the number of piglets born alive per litter (BA), piglet birth weight (BiW) and weaning weight (WW), and number of piglets...
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