The effect of restricted exercise of sow behaviour and reproductive performance

20 Large White x Landrace sows were kept throughout 4 parities on 1 of 2 exercise treatments, free (F) or restricted (R), imposed at 2 stages of the production cycle (namely gestation and farrowing/lactation), thus giving 4 treatments: FF, FR, RF and RR. During gestation, the sows were housed in cub...

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Main Author: Parry, Margaret A.
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
English
English
Published: 1984
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13291/