Modified Diet May Increase Swine Birthrate
By Stacy Kish, Cooperative State Research a, Education and Extension Service, United States Department of Agriculture. For more than 20 years, intensive genetic selection has led to an increase in both litter size and birth weight in swine. However, prenatal death and foetal growth restriction remain important factors that limit maximum reproductive performance in swine.
1 February 2008
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