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Piglet weaning weight influenced time to first post-weaning feed

Posted in Animal Health, Welfare & Behaviour, Food quality and security, Pigs on May 31st, 2011

Latency to first feed was influenced by body weight at weaning, with smaller piglets eating sooner than medium and mixed piglets.

Aggressive behaviour in pigs could be reduced by genetic selection

Posted in Animal Health, Welfare & Behaviour, Food quality and security, Pigs on May 31st, 2011

General pig activity in the home pen and ease of handling at weighing are heritable traits, with estimates of heritability low but significantly different from zero

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