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Investigator: Ken Stalder

Association of compositional traits and structural soundness with the ability of commercial line of sows to complete parities four and five – NPB#06-192. (A continuation of the original project 2005 titled: Association of compositional, structural soundness, and health with the ability of a commercial line of young sows to successfully complete parity one (NPB#05-081) and the 2006 project titled:

August 6, 2010

 Poor sow longevity has both economic and welfare ramifications for the commercial swine industry. According to PigCHAMP™...
Association of compositional traits and structural soundness with the ability ofcommercial line of sows to complete parities two and three A continuation of the original project titled: Association of compositional,structural soundness, and health with the ability of a commercial line of youngsows to successfully complete parity one (NPB#05-081)

July 1, 2009

Poor sow longevity has both economic and welfare ramifications for the commercial swine industry. According to PigCHAMP ™ reports, between years 1998 and 2008, the average culling frequency of...