Leptin in colostrum and blood serum: Is there any relation to milk production and weight gain of piglets in Large White sows?

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 375-376

  Křenkova, Leona ^a   Canderle J ^b  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Leptin; Milk production; Sows; Weight gain of piglets

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039296568     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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