Characteristics of Piglets Born by Two Highly Prolific Sow Hybrids

High piglet mortality constitutes a welfare challenge in Danish organic pig production with almost one in three piglets dying before weaning. Piglet characteristics such as birth weight, rectal temperature and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) affect piglet survival. Due to differences in breed...

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Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awduron: Sarah-Lina Aagaard Schild, Leslie Foldager, Lena Rangstrup-Christensen, Lene Juul Pedersen
Fformat: Artigo
Iaith:Inglês
Cyhoeddwyd: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Cyfres:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Pynciau:
piglet mortality
organic pig production
piglet viability
lactating sows
outdoor farrowing
animal welfare
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.00355/full
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