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A note on the housing of intact male and female pigs together in the same pen during the growing period to bacon weight

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

R. S. Barber ,
R. Braude ,
K. G. Mitchell  and
Joanne Thomas
R. Braude
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AT
K. G. Mitchell
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AT
Joanne Thomas
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AT
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Abstract

A feeding trial was carried out, using 180 pigs, to assess the effect on performance when intact male and female pigs were housed together in the same pens from 20 to 90 kg live weight. There were no significant differences in daily feed intake, rate of growth or feed: gain ratio between pigs from mixed-sex pens and pigs from single-sex pens. Carcass measurements indicated slightly leaner carcasses for intact male pigs whether housed in separate pens or together with female pigs, while female pigs likewise had a significantly higher dressing percentage.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , December 1980 , pp. 321 - 322
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1980

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