Age structure, productive and reproductive behavior of a pig population reared in semi-confinement in a rural community of Morelos state, Mexico.

Small-scale family swine production can be seen in thousands of small communities and suburban zones; it is characterized by breeding rural pigs in rustic facilities with basic feed and productive parameters, well below those of technologically advanced farms, with mortality reaching up to 50% of th...

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Published in:	Veterinaria México Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 259 - 268
Main Authors:	Linares-Ibáñez, José Antonio, Sciutto-Conde, Edda, Trujillo Ortega, María Elena, Pérez-Rivero, Juan José, Martínez-Maya, José Juan
Format:	Article
Published:	Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia UNAM oct-dic2011
Subjects:	Swine breeding Zoonoses Parasitic diseases Population pyramid Animal sexual behavior Rural development Morelos (Mexico : State) Mexico
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