Growth and development of adipose tissue and gut and related endocrine status during early growth in the pig: impact of low birth weight

With genetic selection, the increase in litter size has led to higher variation in within-litter birth weights in pigs. This has been associated with a reduction in mean birth weights and a rise in the proportion of piglets weighing less than 1 kg at birth. Low birth weight pigs exhibit lower postna...

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Main Authors: A. Morise, I. Louveau, I. Le Huërou-Luron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175173110700095X