Variability in growth and backfat of finisher pigs grown in superior and poor environments

Susanne Hermesch; Li Li

Variability in growth and backfat of finisher pigs grown in superior and poor environments

Susanne Hermesch, Li Li

Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit

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Environmental stressors (ES) such as heat or social stress lead to inferior growth performance (Hyun et al., 1998) and increased fatness in some studies (Black et al., 2001). However, whether ES also affect variability of performance is less well understood. Individual effects of stressors are additive and mean performance of a group of pigs can be used to define superior and poor environments. This study aimed to establish whether variation in growth and backfat of pigs differed between superior and poor environments.

Original language	English
Pages	214-214
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	APSA 2013: 14th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 24 Nov 2013 → 27 Nov 2013

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Conference	APSA 2013: 14th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association
City	Melbourne, Australia
Period	24/11/13 → 27/11/13

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Animal Growth and Development
Animal Breeding

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Variability in growth and backfat of finisher pigs grown in superior and poor environments

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