EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF ENZOOTIC PNEUMONIA IN PIGS ON WEIGHT-GAIN AND DAYS TO SLAUGHTER UNDER NEW-ZEALAND CONDITIONS

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作者
CHRISTENSEN, NH
机构
[1] Department of Veterinary Pathology and Public Health, Massey University, Palmerston North
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10.1080/00480169.1995.35875
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S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
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0906 ;
摘要
The effects of enzootic pneumonia on average daily weight gain and number of days taken to reach slaughter weight was studied in 333 bacon-weight pigs. Each 1% of lung volume affected by enzootic pneumonia was shown to reduce average daily gain by 2.2 grams and increase the numbers of days to slaughter by 0.61 days. The cost of these reductions in performance was calculated to be about NZ$1 for each 1% of lung affected.
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