The influence of conditions at the time of mating on the sexual behaviour of male and female pigs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 143-150

  Jongman, E C ^a   Hemsworth, P H ^a   Galloway, D B ^b  

^a VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mating conditions; Pig reproduction; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030199415     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(96)01032-5     Document Type: Article

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