Aspects to the relationship between the pre-natal development and birth weight and the post-natal growth in pigs
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Keywords

Swine
Muscle
Growth
Birth weight.

How to Cite

Silva, C. A. da. (1999). Aspects to the relationship between the pre-natal development and birth weight and the post-natal growth in pigs. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 20(1), 16–24. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.1999v20n1p16

Abstract

The birth weight is an important parameter to the swine development. However, the muscular tissue grows after birth by an hiperplasic condition, after an hipertrofic development during the gestation. Some studies have showed that the number of muscle cells presented in the animal at birth is more important than the birth weight. It is possible to manipulate the hipertrofic growth, mainly by nutrition. This review discuss the relationship between the hipertrofic muscular growth and the postnatal development.

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.1999v20n1p16
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Copyright (c) 1999 Caio Abércio da Silva

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