Development of a new grading system to assess the foster performance of lactating sows
Increasing litter size has created the need for more sophisticated, accurate, and welfare-oriented systems for assessing the foster performance of lactating sows. The estimation of milk yield alone is not sufficient for meeting these requirements. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to devel...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-11-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731122002129 |