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Research article2013Peer reviewedOpen access

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