Effects of boar contact and housing conditions on estrus expression in weaned sows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 871-878

  Langendijk, P ^a   Soede, N M ^a   Kemp, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Boars; Estrus; Housing; Ovulation; Sows

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ESTRUS; ESTRUS DETECTION; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; OVULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034169229     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.784871x     Document Type: Article

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