Endocrine changes and management factors affecting puberty in gilts

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-12

  Evans, A C O ^a   O'Doherty J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Gilt; Hormone; Management; Nutrition; Puberty

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0035138335     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(00)00202-5     Document Type: Review

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