Identification of blood immune and metabolic indicators explaining the variability of growth of pigs under contrasted sanitary conditions
Abstract Background Health and growth of pigs are affected by the hygiene of housing. Lower growth performance observed in poor hygiene of housing conditions is explained by reduced feed intake and metabolic changes caused by the activation of body defences. In a previous experiment, we reported con...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Veterinary Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-02872-3 |