Sow removal in a commercial pig herd in Zimbabwe

A study was carried out at a 2,200 sow farrow-finisher facility in Zimbabwe to determine the main reasons for sow removal and the season when removal was most common. Data on the number of sows culled and the reasons for culling as well as mortalities was recorded weekly for a 12-month period. The c...

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Main Authors: Masaka, Lawrence, Sungirai, Marvelous, Nyamukanza, Casper, Bhondai, Chido
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Format: research article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2016
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11250-014-0554-0
http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1321
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