The impact of herd age structure on the performance of commercial sow-breeding farms
Abstract Background The herd age structure, i.e., distribution of sows within a farm based on their parity number, and its management are essential to optimizing farm reproductive efficiency. The objective of this study is to define different types of herd age structure using data from 623 Spanish c...
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| Main Authors: | Santos Sanz-Fernández, Cipriano Díaz-Gaona, João Simões, José Carlos Casas-Rosal, Nuria Alòs, Llibertat Tusell, Raquel Quintanilla, Vicente Rodríguez-Estévez |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024-11-01
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| Series: | Porcine Health Management |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40813-024-00406-5 |
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