Large versus Small Pen Groups in Finishing Pigs

"Is pig performance the same?" asks Ronald O. Bates, swine specialist at Michigan State University. He compared pigs in groups of eight or 100, and found that reduced floor space allocation or crowding in finishing reduces not only average daily gain but also feed efficiency.
calendar icon 26 January 2009
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