Effects of lactation length on weaning-to-first-service interval, first-service farrowing rate, and subsequent litter size

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 185-188

  Mabry, John W ^a   Culbertson, Matt S ^a   Reeves, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

First service farrowing rate; Lactation length; Litter size; Swine; Weaning to first service interval

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001134026     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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