Variability in growth and backfat of finisher pigs grown in superior and poor environments

Author(s)
Hermesch, Susanne
Li, Li
Publication Date
2013
Abstract
Environmental stressors (ES) such as heat or social stress lead to inferior growth performance (Hyun et al., 1998) and increased fatness in some studies (Black et al., 2001). However, whether ES also affect variability of performance is less well understood. Individual effects of stressors are additive and mean performance of a group of pigs can be used to define superior and poor environments. This study aimed to establish whether variation in growth and backfat of pigs differed between superior and poor environments.
Citation
Proceedings of the Fourteenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (APSA), p. 214-214
ISBN
9780980688023
Link
https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14316
Language
en
Publisher
Australasian Pig Science Association Inc
Series
Manipulating Pig Production
Title
Variability in growth and backfat of finisher pigs grown in superior and poor environments
Type of document
Conference Publication
Entity Type
Publication

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