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Pressuring Perdue, Barnaby J. Feder
Pressuring Perdue, Barnaby J. Feder
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Henry Spira, a moderate among animal-rights activists, aims now at the barnyard.
Lethargy And Low Water Intake By Sows During Early Lactation: A Cause Of Low Piglet Weight Gains And Survival?, David Fraser, P. A. Phillips
Lethargy And Low Water Intake By Sows During Early Lactation: A Cause Of Low Piglet Weight Gains And Survival?, David Fraser, P. A. Phillips
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Daily water intake was monitored for 40 sows during 5 days before and 14 days after farrowing. Intake averaged 9-12 l day‒1 before farrowing, dropped to a mean of 6 l on the day of farrowing and increased gradually over 4 days to a plateau of ~14 l day‒1. Sows varied greatly in the degree of reduction in intake during the day of farrowing and the first 3 days of lactation, and those sows with low water intake on these days had low average weight gains by the piglets in the same period. Most of the piglet …
The Hidden Costs Of Beef, Michael W. Fox, Nancy E. Wiswall
The Hidden Costs Of Beef, Michael W. Fox, Nancy E. Wiswall
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