Seasonal Effects on Reproduction in the Domestic Sow in Finland - A Herd Record Study;Årstidens inverkan på fruktbarheten hos tamsuggor i Finland – en studie baserad på data från svinkontrollen

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-144

  Peltoniemi, O A T ^a   Heinonen, M ^a   Leppavuori A ^b   Love, R J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Lihakunta   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finland; pig; reproduction; seasonal infertility

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; COMPUTER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FINLAND; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGISTER; SEASON; STATISTICS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FINLAND; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARITY; REGISTRIES; SEASONS; SWINE;

EID: 0033256924     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: 17510147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03547030     Document Type: Article

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