Effects of Removal and Remixing of Heavyweight Pigs on Performance to Slaughter Weights1 From: Professional Animal Scientist | Date: April 1, 2006| Author: Johnston, L J; Rozeboom, D W; Brumm, M C | Copyright American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists Apr 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of heavyweight pig removal and remixing on performance. The experiment used a total of 450 pigs (31 kg initial BW) that were sorted and remixed at a mean replicate BW of 73 kg. Treatments were 15 pigs/pen from initial BW to slaughter (15S), 20 pigs/pen from initial BW to time of sort and remix, then reduced to 15 pigs/pen (20/15), and 15 pigs/pen from time of sort and remix to slaughter, comprised of the 5 heaviest pigs from...

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