What's Under the Skin? Estimating Swine Body Condition 事件

What's Under the Skin? Estimating Swine Body Condition arXiv:2606.05611v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Sow body condition is an important indicator for growers as it has a large impact on lactation performance and piglet survival. However, body condition measures used during production, such as visual scoring and calipers, correlate poorly with underlying tissue composition. Ultrasound scans can provide direct measurements of subcutaneous backfat thickness and loin muscle depth, but their opera