Sow factors affecting voluntary feed intake during lactation

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 147-165

  Eissen, J J ^a   Kanis, E ^a   Kemp, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body composition; Feed intake; Genotype; Lactation; Litter size; Parity; Sows

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BREEDING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; FARROWING; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; LIPID STORAGE; LITTER SIZE; PARITY; SWINE; VOLUNTARY FEED INTAKE;

EID: 0034027899     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(99)00153-0     Document Type: Article

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