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Breeding for piglet survival
Nowadays, pig breeding is no longer purely focused on maximum growth and
large litter sizes. According to breeding organisation Topigs, breeding should
be more balanced and efficient to safeguard good breeding stock in the future.
One aspect of this approach is breeding for piglet survival. Alfred De Vries
explains why.
This article can also be found in Pig Progress Volume 21 number 5. To view
the article online simply click on the link below.
Pig Progress, volume 23, no.6 2007
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