Maternal backfat depth in gestating sows has a greater influence on offspring growth and carcass lean yield than maternal feed allocation during gestation

Charlotte Amdi Williams, Linda Giblin, Tomas Ryan, Neil C. Stickland, Peadar G. Lawlor

16 Citations (Scopus)
Original languageEnglish
JournalAnimal
Volume8
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)236-244
Number of pages9
ISSN1751-7311
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • IGF-1
  • cortisol
  • gestation feeding
  • foetal programming
  • growth of pigs

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