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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Main Authors: L.S. Trost, S. Zeidler, S. Ammer, S. Rosengart, M. Wendt, C. Visscher, J. Tetens, I. Traulsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731122002129