Commencing in May 2002, a pig production and health survey was conducted in 16 villages of two districts in Bolikhamxay province to better understand the smallholder production system and assess the impact of infectious disease, with a particular focus on classical swine fever (CSF). The reproductive performance of sows in the smallholder sector...
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