Group characteristics influence growth rate and backfat of commercially raised grower pigs

Animal Production Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 191-197

  Jones, Robert M ^a   Crump, Ron E ^a   Hermesch, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

breed; daily gain; flight time; full sibs; sex; social effects

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; FAT; GROUP SIZE; GROWTH RATE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PIG; REARING; SIBLING; SOCIAL IMPACT; STOCKING DENSITY;

AUSTRALIA;

SUIDAE;

EID: 79952498240     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN10175     Document Type: Article

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