The effect of maternal and litter factors on piglet mortality rate

Animal Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 317-325

  Daza, Argimiro ^a   Bezerra Evangelista, José Nailton ^b   Gutierrez Barquin, Marta Glez ^a  

^a Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

^b UECE Fortaleza CE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Mortality rate at birth; Piglet; Preweaning mortality

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0346276722     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:19990408     Document Type: Article

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