Changes in litter size and their effects on swine production.

ISBN-13: 9786204851860 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str.

Angélica López-Martínez; Roberto Martínez-Gamba; Gerardo Ramírez-Hernández

Opis

This book aims to help producers, veterinarians and all those involved in swine production to better understand how litter size has changed in recent years in response to genetic and reproductive improvements and their effects on the dispersion of piglet weights within the litter, and what actions to take in order to reduce mortality of those born with low birth weight.

O autorze

López-Martínez, AngélicaZootechnical Veterinarian graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, focused on the study of aspects related to pork production, especially on the impact of litter size in pig farms.