Reproductive Performance Among Sows Group-Housed During Late Lactation;En studie av reproduktionsresultatet i ett grupphållningssystem för digivande suggor

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 237-250

  Hulten F ^a   Lundeheim, N ^a   Dalin, A M ^a   Einarsson, S ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

culling; fertility; housing system; litter size; repeat breeding

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; PARITY; SWINE; WEANING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; PARITY; SWINE; WEANING;

EID: 0031610339     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: 17510147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03547796     Document Type: Article

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