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

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

SLU Authors

• Lindgren, Ylva Maria

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Lundeheim, Nils

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Boqvist, Sofia

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Magnusson, Ulf

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Clinical Science
Genetics and Breeding


Publication identifier

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

Permanent link to this page (URI)

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