Effects of Birthweight of Piglets in a Multi-Suckling System on Mortality, Growth Rate, Catch-Up Growth, Feed Intake and Behaviour

Multi-suckling systems aim to improve animal welfare, but in these systems, a large variation is seen in piglet growth rate. Birthweight (BiW) plays an important role in explaining the variation in body weight (BW) gain of piglets. This study aims to investigate the relationships between BiW and pig...

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Autors principals:	Tianyue Tang, Walter J. J. Gerrits, Carola M. C. van der Peet-Schwering, Nicoline M. Soede, Inonge Reimert
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Col·lecció:	Animals
Matèries:	group housing birth weight body weight gain piglet survival homogeneity behaviour
Accés en línia:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/2/297
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