Evaluation of site and age of weaning on pig growth performance

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1726-1731

  Patience, J F ^b   Gonyou, H W ^c   Whittington, D L ^c   Beltranena, E ^c   Rhodes, C S ^a   Van Kessel, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b PRAIRIE SWINE CENTRE INC   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Nursery; Segregated Early Weaning; Weaning Age

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH STATUS; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; SWINE; WEANING;

AGING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; HEALTH STATUS; SWINE; WEANING;

EID: 0034221607     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7871726x     Document Type: Review

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