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Articles | Volume 67, issue 3
Articles | Volume 67, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-67-297-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-67-297-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 67, issue 3
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02 Jul 2024
Original study |  | 02 Jul 2024

Factors associated with the productive longevity of sows in commercial breeding herds

Gerardo Ordaz, Manuel López, Rosa E. Pérez, Gerardo Mariscal, and Ruy Ortiz

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The productive longevity of sows in breeding herd systems has become a key evaluation metric due to its importance with respect to both profitability and animal welfare. In the current economic climate, associated with rising costs of feed, a sow's productive life plays one of the most important roles in determining the profitability of the system. Therefore, it is essential to understand the factors that influence sow removal from a herd.
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