Sow performance when housed either in groups with electronic sow feeders or stalls

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-35

  Bates, R O ^a   Edwards, D B ^a   Korthals, R L ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Osborne Industries Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic sow feeding; Housing; Pig performance

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037221167     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(02)00119-7     Document Type: Article

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