The Effect of the Hurnik-Morris (HM) System on Sow Reproduction, Attrition, and Longevity

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2759-2762

  Morris, J R ^a   Hurnik, J F ^b   Friendship, R M ^c   Evans, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Housing; Longevity; Reproduction; Sows

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LITTER SIZE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

EID: 0032196733     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.76112759x     Document Type: Article

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