Effect of feeding level during rearing and mating strategy on performance of Swedish Yorkshire sows 2. Reproductive performance, food intake, backfat changes and culling rate during the first two parities

Animal Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 365-377

  Le Cozler, Y ^a   Ringmar Cederberg, E ^a   Rydhmer, L ^a   Lundeheim, N ^a   Dourmad, J Y ^b   Neil, M ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Food intake; Oestrus; Performance; Reproduction; Sows

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033116195     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800050360     Document Type: Article

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