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Sows in mid parity are best foster mothers for the pre- and post-weaning performance of both light and heavy piglets

To improve the performance of lightweight piglets during suckling, producers are advised to create uniform litters using young sows. However, fostering piglets to primiparous sows may confer penalties due to their lower milk yield and milk immunoglobulin concentrations compared with multiparous sows...

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Published in:J Anim Sci
Main Authors: Huting, Anne M S, Sakkas, Panagiotis, Kyriazakis, Ilias
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6447253/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30753520
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz062
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