Environmental Impacts and Their Association With Performance and Excretion Traits in Growing Pigs

The selection of pigs for improved production traits has been, for a long time, the major driver of pig breeding. More recently, because of the increasing concern with the environment, new selection criteria have been explored, such as nitrogen (N) excretion. However, many studies indicate that life...

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Main Authors: Alessandra N. T. R. Monteiro, Ludovic Brossard, Hélène Gilbert, Jean-Yves Dourmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.677857/full