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Interactions between sire family and production environment (temperate vs. tropical) on performance and thermoregulation responses in growing pigs.
Journal of animal science - 1 Nov 2017
Rosé R, Gilbert H, Loyau T, Giorgi M, Billon Y, Riquet J, Renaudeau D, Gourdine J-L
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of 2 climatic environments (temperate [TEMP] vs. tropical humid [TROP]) on production and thermoregulation traits in growing pigs. A backcross design involving Large White (LW; heat sensitive) and Creole (CR; heat tolerant) pigs was studied. The same 10 F LW × CR boars were mated with related LW sows in each environment. A total of 1,298 backcross pigs ( = 634 pigs...
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