Factors influencing age at first mating in purebred Swedish Landrace and Swedish Yorkshire gilts

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 241-253

  Tummaruk, P ^a   Lundeheim, N ^a   Einarsson, S ^a   Dalin, A M ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age at first mating; Backfat thickness; Growth rate; Pig reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LITTER SIZE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; PARITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SWINE;

EID: 0034332817     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(00)00184-6     Document Type: Article

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