Lifetime reproductive and financial performance of female swine

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 216, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1802-1809

  Lucia Jr , Thomaz ^a,b   Dial, Gary D ^a,c   Marsh, William E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^c IOWA SELECT FARMS   (United States)

^d Farm Wise Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; WEANING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; PARITY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; WEANING;

EID: 0034201414     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.216.1802     Document Type: Article

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