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Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2013

Reproductive performance in pigs reared under organic conditions compared with conventionally reared pigs

Lindgren, Ylva Maria; Lundeheim, Nils; Boqvist, Sofia; Magnusson, Ulf; Lindgren, Ylva

Abstract

Conclusions: The reproductive performance was lower in the organic herds and the variation in reproductive performance among the organic herds was larger than among the conventional ones, suggesting options for improvement in the organic herds.

Keywords

Pigs; Reproduction; Organic farming

Published in

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
2013, volume: 55, article number: 33
Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD

Authors' information

Lindgren, Ylva Maria
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences
Lundeheim, Nils
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Boqvist, Sofia
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Biomedical Science and Veterinary Public Health
Magnusson, Ulf
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences
Lindgren, Ylva
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science

UKÄ Subject classification

Clinical Science
Genetics and Breeding

Publication Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-55-33

URI (permanent link to this page)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/52510