Fetal development in the pig in relation to genetic merit for piglet survival

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1759-1770

  Leenhouwers, J I ^a   Knol, E F ^b   De Groot, P N ^a   Vos, H ^a   Van Der Lende, T ^a,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Institute for Pig Genetics BV   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal Breeding; Breeding Value; Fetal Development; Perinatal Mortality; Pigs; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

GLYCOGEN; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANALYSIS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; FETUS; GENETICS; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; LIVER; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURVIVAL; SWINE; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; GLYCOGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; LIVER; LIVER GLYCOGEN; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWINE;

EID: 0036652629     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.8071759x     Document Type: Article

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