The reproductive performance of sows raised by smallholder farmers in the Philippines

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 171-186

  Lañada, Eugene B ^a   Lee, Jenny Ann L M ^b,c   More, Simon J ^b   Taveros, Alberto A ^a   Cotiw An, Basito S ^c  

^a Dept of Anim Sci and Vet Med   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c BENGUET STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Epidemiology; Low income countries; Philippines; Pig reproduction; Reproductive performance; Smallholder

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; PHILIPPINES; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SWINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; PHILIPPINES; REFERENCE VALUES; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345280720     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(99)00042-2     Document Type: Article

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