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Prenatal Development

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Prenatal development is a critical part of the life cycle of the pig, because the events of this period have an influence on subsequent growth and development and on the productive life of the pig. Complicated and fascinating, yet still incompletely understood, cell multiplication and differentiation occur early in prenatal life to form tissues and organs of specialized structure and function.

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  1. United States Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Research Service, Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Houston, Texas, USA

    Wilson G. Pond

  2. Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas, USA

    Jerome H. Maner

  3. United States Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Research Service, Roman L. Hruska United States Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska, USA

    Dewey L. Harris

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Pond, W.G., Maner, J.H., Harris, D.L. (1991). Prenatal Development. In: Pork Production Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3932-2_4

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