Artigo Revisado por pares

The Growth of Duroc Suckling Pigs Raised in Drylot

1953; Oxford University Press; Volume: 12; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2527/jas1953.122263x

ISSN

1544-7847

Autores

R. P. Forshaw, H. M. Maddock, P.G. Homeyer, D. V. Catron,

Tópico(s)

Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Resumo

A growth curve for suckling Duroc pigs raised under drylot conditions is presented. The birth and weekly live weights up to weaning at 8 weeks of age of 1296 pigs were used. The correlation of 0.46 between weaning weight and birth weight was highly significant (P=0.01). On the average, a difference of 1 pound in weight at birth was accompanied by 7.78 pounds difference at weaning (56 days).

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