Feed Intake Pattern during Lactation and Subsequent Reproductive Performance of Sows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2875-2884

  Koketsu, Yuzo ^a   Dial, Gary D ^a,b   Pettigrew, James E ^a   King, Vickie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Feed Intake; Lactation; Reproductive Disorders; Reproductive Efficiency; Sows; Weaning Weight

Indexed keywords

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030331067     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.74122875x     Document Type: Article

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