Impact of environmental temperature on production traits in pigs.
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SUBMITTER: Rauw WM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7005870 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
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Impact of environmental temperature on production traits in pigs.
Rauw Wendy M WM de Mercado de la Peña Eduardo E Gomez-Raya Luis L García Cortés Luis Alberto LA Ciruelos Juan José JJ Gómez Izquierdo Emilio E
Scientific reports 20200207 1
There is an urgent need to identify the effects of temperature on production traits. This study aimed to determine the impact of pig production in three environments (T<sub>°Cgrowing-°Cfattening-°Cfinishing</sub> = T<sub>24-24-21</sub>, T<sub>19-19-19</sub>, and T<sub>23-17-15</sub>) on growth curve parameters, body weight gain (DBWG), feed intake (DFI), and feed efficiency during the growing, fattening and finishing stages, and on carcass yield of primal cuts (ham, shoulder, and loin) in 158 Du ...[more]
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