Culling Practices in Japanese Commercial Swine Herds

Based on a survey of 115 breeding herds in Japan, researchers at Meiji University found that culling guidelines for mated sows differed between high–,intermediate– and low–performing herds, and that culling guidelines for mated gilts and sows were not strictly followed in commercial herds.
calendar icon 12 July 2012
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