Animals | Free Full-Text | Effects of Litter Size and Parity ...
www.mdpi.com › 2076/2615/12-1 › 94Dec 01, 1994 · Litter size has increased and farrowing duration has also prolonged in recent years. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of litter size and parity on farrowing duration (FAR) to estimate the possibility of selecting a short farrowing duration. We recorded 32,200 parturitions of 8420 Landrace × Yorkshire sows, determined farrowing duration, litter size, parity, gestation ...
Fermentation | Free Full-Text | Growth Performance, Nutrient ...
www.mdpi.com › 2311/5637/8-1 › 3Dec 24, 2021 · This study investigated the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profiles and gut integrity of growing pigs, in response to an increase in pickled freshwater fish residue (PFR) intake following a decrease in salt content. Ninety-six crossbred growing pigs [(Landrace × Large White) × Duroc] with a body weight of 23.65 ± 0.24 kg were randomly assigned to one of ...