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The effect of stocking density on performance of pigs weaned at three weeks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

Lucy M Paterson
Lucy M Paterson*
Affiliation:
ADAS, Government Building Spa Road East, Llandrindod Wells, Powys
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The objective of the experiment reported here was to provide the UK farmer with sufficient information to allow economic utilisation of space in flat-deck accommodation without a reduction in performance of the weaned pig.

Two experiments at separate sites were used to compare different methods of achieving the same stocking density. At site 1 pen size was altered by means of a moveable partition while at site 2 it was the number of pigs per pen which was altered.

Type
Recent Developments in Pig Production (cont.)
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1987 , March 1987 , pp. 107
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1987

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