Factors Affecting Litter Size
By Frank Aherne, & Roy Kirkwood, Alberta Pork Research . - Current farm data suggests that the herd average for pigs born alive is eleven. Although averages are useful for setting benchmarks, realistic targets for individual farms, must reflect their genotype, parity distribution, disease level, housing and management because these factors make each farm's production possibilities unique.
16 February 2001
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