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Birth weight, neonatal management and sow longevity potential

2015-04-10 21:40:00| National Hog Farmer

By Billy Flowers, North Carolina State University Department of Animal Science; Jeff Vallet, USDA-ARS Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Neb.; and Joe Cassady, South Dakota State University Department of Animal and Range Science When a replacement gilt is born, the producer isn't thinking how long she will remain in the herd. Instead, the immediate concern is to get her to survive until weaning. Nevertheless, much of the reproductive potential that she will possess as an adult is already in place at birth. read more

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