Animal and management factors influencing grower and finisher pig performance and efficiency in European systems: a meta-analysis

A meta-analysis on the effects of management and animal-based factors on the performance and feed efficiency of growing pigs can provide information on single factor and interaction effects absent in individual studies. This study analysed the effects of such factors on average daily gain (ADG), fee...

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Main Authors: S.L. Douglas, O. Szyszka, K. Stoddart, S.A. Edwards, I. Kyriazakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731115000269