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Reproductive performance of sons mixed into dynamic groups in early pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

P.H. Simmins
P.H. Simmins*
Affiliation:
ADAS, Terrington E.H.F., Terrington St. Clement, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE34 4PW
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Extract

Housing sows in dynamic groups may increase stress compared with housing them in stable groups. The majority of producers with dynamic systems introduce their sows into the group after mating. This could result in an unsettled environment throughout the implantation phase in early pregnancy and consequently impair reproductive performance. An experiment was designed to test this hypothesis using commercially-managed sows.

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Pigs
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1992 , March 1992 , pp. 139
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1992

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