Column: Parity segregation – the costs

12-02-2008 | Pigs | Sows & Boars | Article

“Done correctly, parity segregation looks to carry around a 15% extra cost.”

Keywords: parity, segregation, sows, gilts, pregnancy, cost of production

Source: Pig Progress magazine Volume 24 No. 21

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Pig Progress Volume 23 No-6 2007

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