Sow performance in multi-suckling pens with different management routines

Sow performance in multi-suckling pens with different management routines

Abstract Production systems with group housing of sows during a part of the lactation are used in certified organic production and can increase the occurrence of lactational estrus thus making batch-wise breeding difficult. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of lactational estru...

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Main Authors: Ola Thomsson, Ulf Magnusson, Ann-Sofi Bergqvist, Lena Eliasson-Selling, Ylva Cecilia Björnsdotter Sjunnesson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Subjects:
Back fat
Estrus
Group housing
Lactational estrus
Litter size
Pig reproduction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-018-0364-x

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