Influence of high ambient temperatures on food intake and feeding behaviour of multiparous lactating sows

Animal Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 471-479

  Quiniou, N ^a,b   Renaudeau, D ^a   Dubois, S ^a   Noblet, J ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Institut Technique du Porc   (France)

Author keywords

Feeding behaviour; Food intake; Sows; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034196276     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051821     Document Type: Article

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