The influence of suckling interval on milk production of sows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2026-2031

  Auldist, D E ^a,d   Carlson, D ^b   Morrish, L ^a   Wakeford, C M ^c   King, R H ^a  

^a VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mammary Glands; Milk Composition; Milk Yield; Nucleic Acids; Sows; Suckling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION; SUCKLING; SWINE; TIME; UDDER;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034241688     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7882026x     Document Type: Article

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