LINCOLN, Neb. — In utero heat stress of boars is a significant threat to pork production, and a University of Nebraska reproductive physiologist is leading a research team that aims to develop boars that are more genetically tolerant of gestational heat stress.
Research aims to help with boar heat stress
Amy Desaulniers, assistant professor of veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences at Nebraska, leads a team that seeks to develop boars that are more genetically tolerant of gestational heat stress.
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