The influence of litter size on milk production of sows

Animal Science

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 333-337

  Auldist, D E ^a,b   Morrish, L ^a   Eason, P ^a   King, R H ^a  

^a VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Lactation; Litter size; Milk yield; Sows

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032187306     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800010109     Document Type: Article

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