Weaning-to-service interval in primiparous sows and its relationship with longevity and piglet production

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 155-162

  Tantasuparuk, W ^a,c,d   Lundeheim, N ^b,d   Dalin, A M ^a,d   Kunavongkrit, A ^c   Einarsson, S ^a,d  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Dept of Anim Breeding and Genetics   (Sweden)

^c Gynaecology and Reproduction   (Thailand)

^d Ctr Repro Biol in Uppsala (CRU)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lifetime piglet production; Pig management; Stayability; Weaning to service interval

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035035342     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(00)00256-6     Document Type: Article

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