Selection for residual feed intake in growing pigs: Effects on sow performance in a tropical climate

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 3568-3579

  Renaudeau, D ^a,b   Gourdine, J L ^a   Fleury, J ^c   Ferchaud, S ^c   Billon, Y ^c   Noblet, J ^b   Gilbert, H ^d,e  

^a Unite de Recherches Zootechniques Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

^b PEGASE   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d UMR1388 GenPhySE   (France)

^e UMR1313 GÉNÉTIQUE ANIMALE ET BIOLOGIE INTÉGRATIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Lactating sow; Pig; Residual feed intake; Thermal stress; Tropical environment

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIG; PROCEDURES; SEASON; TIME; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BREEDING; EATING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HOT TEMPERATURE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METHODS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASONS; SELECTION, GENETIC; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84905121906     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-7711     Document Type: Article

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