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Effect of daily fluctuations in ambient temperature on reproductive failure traits of Landrace and Yorkshire sows under Thai tropical environmental conditions.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Mar 2017
Jaichansukkit Teerapong, Suwanasopee Thanathip, Koonawootrittriron Skorn, Tummaruk Padet, Elzo Mauricio A
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The aim of this study was to determine the effects of daily ranges and maximum ambient temperatures, and other risk factors on reproductive failure of Landrace (L) and Yorkshire (Y) sows under an open-house system in Thailand. Daily ambient temperatures were added to information on 35,579 litters from 5929 L sows and 1057 Y sows from three commercial herds. The average daily temperature ranges (ADT) and the...
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