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Large litter size vs. low average birth weight its a production trade-off

2016-11-21 11:49:00| National Hog Farmer

By Jenny Patterson and George Foxcroft, Swine Research & Technology Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Within a commercial multiplication program, the lower litter birth weight phenotype presents an additional risk, as this phenotype is a repeatable trait in a sow's productivity life, and the sow passes on these traits to her progeny. read more

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