Castration at 3 days of age temporarily slows growth of pigs

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 151-153

  Kielly, Jane ^a   Dewey, Catherine E ^a   Cochran, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Castration; Swine; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347240635     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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