The effect of litter size and littermate weight on pre-weaning performance of low-birth-weight piglets that have been cross-fostered

Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 439-443

  English, J G H ^a   Bilkei, G ^a  

^a Bilkei Consulting AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Live weight gain; Mortality; Pigs; Sucking

Indexed keywords

EID: 11844303508     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800090305     Document Type: Article

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