The Effect of the Hurnik-Morris (HM) System on Sow Locomotion, Skin Integrity, and Litter Health

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 308-310

  Morris, J R ^a   Hurnik, J F ^b   Friendship, R M ^c   Buhr, M M ^b   Evans, N M ^a   Allen, O B ^b  

^a Ridgetown Coll of Agric Technology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health; Housing; Litter; Sows

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; SKIN; STANDARD; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SKIN; SWINE;

EID: 0031066227     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.752308x     Document Type: Article

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