Sow performance in response to natural betaine fed during lactation and post-weaning during summer and non-summer months

Abstract Background Two studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary natural betaine on sow reproductive performance during summer (Exp. 1) and non-summer months (Exp. 2). Treatments were designed as a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with factors including dietary betaine (0 or 0.2%) and pe...

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Main Authors: S. M. Mendoza, R. D. Boyd, J. Remus, P. Wilcock, G. E. Martinez, E. van Heugten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-020-00471-0