Gilt Diets to Improve Longevity and Productivity
Limit feeding a diet specifically formulated for developing gilts from 65kg reduced lameness, claw abnormalities and joint surface lesions of the cartilage in the elbow joint compared to the two most commonly practised feeding regimes for replacement gilts on Irish farms, reported Amy Quinn of Moorepark. She was speaking at the Pig Farmers' Conference organised by Teagasc in the Republic of Ireland in October 2012.
6 December 2012
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