Effect of prostaglandin and dexamethasone injection on farrowing and piglet neonatal growth

Veterinary Record

Volumn 151, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 330-331

  De Rensis, F ^a   Sottocorona, M ^a   Kirkwood, R N ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA DERIVATIVE; PROSTAPAR;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH RATE; LABOR INDUCTION; LITTER SIZE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0037078005     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.151.11.330     Document Type: Article

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