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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
2009; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 10-014-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 1020; Birth weight; Litter size; Swine
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Effects Of Piglet Birth Weight And Litter Size On The Preweaning Growth Performance Of Pigs On A Commercial Farm (2009), J R. Bergstrom, M L. Potter, Steven C. Henry, Michael D. Tokach, Jim L. Nelssen, Robert D. Goodband, Joel M. Derouchey, Steven S. Dritz
Effects Of Piglet Birth Weight And Litter Size On The Preweaning Growth Performance Of Pigs On A Commercial Farm (2009), J R. Bergstrom, M L. Potter, Steven C. Henry, Michael D. Tokach, Jim L. Nelssen, Robert D. Goodband, Joel M. Derouchey, Steven S. Dritz
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
A total of 2,204 pigs (PIC 327 sired) were used to evaluate the effects of piglet birth weight and litter size on preweaning piglet performance. At a commercial sow farm, all pigs born alive for 22 consecutive days were identified individually at birth with a numbered ear tag. Each sow was assigned a body condition score (BCS; 1 = very thin to 5 = very fat), and the number of total born, live born, and born dead as well as the individual gender, birth weight, and identification of piglets were recorded within 18 h of parturition and before the movement …