New recommended backfat measurements: Optimise production and reduce feed costs
Abstract SEGES Innovation has changed their recommendation for the backfat thickness of sows and gilts at farrowing from 16-19 to 14-17 mm based on a data analysis containing >3,900 sows and litters from 10 feeding trials run over the past 6 years. The analysis shows that sows having 12-20 mm backfat at farrowing are […]
