Split weaning increases the growth of light piglets during lactation

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 513-523

  Pluske, John R ^a,b   Williams, Ian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Milk intake; Successful sucklings; Sucking behaviour; Suckling frequency

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0000015902     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR9960513     Document Type: Article

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