Reproductive performance of early-weaned gilts and first parity sows fed differing patterns of feed intake during gestation and lactation

In the first experiment, 60 National Pig Development (NPD) gilts and 53 first-parity sows were randomly assigned to one of two gestation treatments and subsequently one of two lactation treatments. Throughout gestation the control group (gC) (gilts, n = 31; sows, n = 26) was fed at 1.4 times mainten...

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Main Author: Embury, Darrelle
Language:en_US
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/1751