Exploring Breeding Opportunities for Reduced Thermal Sensitivity of Feed Intake in the Lactating Sow
Despite carrying out their research on sows in climate-controlled houses, scientists in the Netherlands and Australia found variable effects of temperature on lactation feed intake, and there was an interaction between temperature and humidity. Average heritability for feed intake during lactation was 0.29.
25 January 2012
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