Additional feeding during late gestation improves initial litter weight of lactating sows exposed to high ambient temperature

ABSTRACT The present study investigated the impacts of additional feeding (AF; containing 16% excess feed than control diet in the last two weeks of gestation) during late gestation period and different backfat thickness (BFT) including low (<20 mm) and high (≥20 mm) backfat on reproductive perfo...

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Main Authors: Yo Han Choi, Abdolreza Hosseindoust, Min Ju Kim, Kwang Yeol Kim, Jun Hyung Lee, Young Hwa Kim, Jin Soo Kim, Byung Jo Chae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2019-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982019000100522&tlng=en