{"id":91407,"date":"2022-02-09T17:29:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T16:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ew-nutrition.com\/why-large-litters-could-mean-higher-mortality\/"},"modified":"2022-09-16T11:30:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T09:30:48","slug":"why-large-litters-could-mean-higher-mortality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ew-nutrition.com\/us\/why-large-litters-could-mean-higher-mortality\/","title":{"rendered":"INFOGRAPHIC: Why large litters could mean higher mortality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The benefits imprinted by genetics with more piglets\/sows can be lost along the way to weaning. What can decrease performance and increase mortality in such cases? 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