Factors associated with prolonged weaning-to-mating interval among sows on farms that wean pigs early

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 211, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 894-898

  Koketsu, Yuzo ^a   Dial, Gary D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SWINE; TIME; WEANING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; COHORT STUDIES; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; PARITY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; WEANING;

EID: 0031254117     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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