142 Open Access Asian Australas. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 29, No. 1 : 142-148 January 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.5713/ajas.14.0973
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Effects of Gestational Housing on Reproductive Performance and Behavior of Sows with Different Backfat Thickness K. H. Kim, A. Hosseindoust, S. L. Ingale, S. H. Lee, H. S. Noh, Y. H. Choi, S. M. Jeon, Y. H. Kim1, and B. J. Chae* Department of Animal Resources Science, College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea ABSTRACT: The present study investigated the effects of back-fat thickness at d 107 of gestation and housing types during gestation on reproductive performance and behavior of sows. A total of 64 crossbred sows (Landrace×Yorkshire) in their 3 to 4 parities were allotted to one of four treatments (n = 16) over two consecutive parities. During each parity, sows were assigned to two gestational housing types (stall or group housing) and two level of back-fat thickness (
www.ajas.info pISSN 1011-2367
eISSN 1976-5517
Effects of Gestational Housing on Reproductive Performance and Behavior of Sows with Different Backfat Thickness K. H. Kim, A. Hosseindoust, S. L. Ingale, S. H. Lee, H. S. Noh, Y. H. Choi, S. M. Jeon, Y. H. Kim1, and B. J. Chae* Department of Animal Resources Science, College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea ABSTRACT: The present study investigated the effects of back-fat thickness at d 107 of gestation and housing types during gestation on reproductive performance and behavior of sows. A total of 64 crossbred sows (Landrace×Yorkshire) in their 3 to 4 parities were allotted to one of four treatments (n = 16) over two consecutive parities. During each parity, sows were assigned to two gestational housing types (stall or group housing) and two level of back-fat thickness (
