Influence of the photoperiod and a light reverse program on metabolically active hormones and food intake in domestic pigs compared with a wild boar

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 531-539

  Weiler, U ^a   Claus, R ^a   Dehnhard, M ^a   Hofacker S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Food intake; IGF I; Photoperiod; Pig; Testosterone; Wild boar

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0040657465     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjas96-080     Document Type: Article

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