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. 2018 Oct 30;9(1):54-61.
doi: 10.1093/af/vfy035. eCollection 2019 Jan.

Heat stress adaptations in pigs

Edith J Mayorga  1 , David Renaudeau  2 , Brett C Ramirez  3 , Jason W Ross  1 , Lance H Baumgard  1
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Heat stress adaptations in pigs

Edith J Mayorga et al. Anim Front. .
No abstract available

Keywords: adaptation; heat stress; management; swine.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Evolution of the world market demand for meat production between 1960 and 2016 (FAO Statistics).
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Figure 2.
Evolution of pig meat production per country across 60 yr (FAO Statistics). Data enclosed in square brackets are the yearly variation in pork production from 1990 to 2016.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
The effects of increasing severity of heat stress on growth rates when compared with ad libitum feeding in thermal neutral conditions.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Thermal (heat) exchange between a pig and its surroundings with prediction of different cooling strategies as they relate to heat exchange.
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