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| Zotti,Everson; Resmini,Fábio Arnhold; Schutz,Luis Gustavo; Volz,Nilson; Milani,Raul Pelissari; Bridi,Ana Maria; Alfieri,Amauri Alcindo; Silva,Caio Abércio da. |
| ABSTRACT A total of 5502 piglets from 435 sows were selected for evaluation of the effect of piglet birthweight and sow parity on mortality rate (MR), growth performance, and carcass traits in pigs. Piglets were distributed into one of eight categories according to their weight (<600, 601-800, 801-1000, 1001-1200, 1201-1400, 1401-1600, 1601-1800, and >1801 g) and sows were classified according to parity (1-5). The maximum MR during lactation (day 0 to day 21) was found in category <600 g, whereas the lowest was observed in categories ≥1401 g. Pigs with greater body weight (BW) at birth were equivalently greater until 59 days of age. Average daily weight gain (ADG) was improved by increasing piglet birthweight between 0 and 21 days as indicated by... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Carcass quality; Growth curve; Maternal effect; Pig production; Swine. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982017001100856 |
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