Intensive (commercial) systems for breeding sows and piglets to weaning

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-179

  Svendsen, Jørgen ^a   Svendsen, Lorraine Steen ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breeding; Creep; Farrowing; Farrowing crate; Gestation; Housing; Lactation; Piglet; Sow

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0000155420     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(97)00012-2     Document Type: Article

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