Oxytocin, prolactin and somatostatin in lactating sows: Associations with mobilisation of body resources and maternal behaviour

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-13

  Valros, A ^a   Rundgren, M ^b   Spinka M ^c   Saloniemi, H ^a   Hulten F ^b   Uvnas Moberg K ^b   Tomanek M ^c   Krejci P ^d   Algers, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^d INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Lactation; Metabolism; Oxytocin; Pig; Prolactin; Somatostatin

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0346040098     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(03)00114-3     Document Type: Article

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