Effect of diurnally fluctuating high ambient temperatures on performance and feeding behaviour of multiparous lactating sows

Animal Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 571-575

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

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Institut Technique du Porc   (France)

Author keywords

Performance; Sows; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034361637     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135772980005534X     Document Type: Article

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