Changes in feeding level during early pregnancy affect fertility in gilts

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 341-352

  Virolainen, J V ^a   Tast, A ^a   Sorsa, A ^a   Love, R J ^b   Peltoniemi, O A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early pregnancy; LH; Pig feeding and nutrition; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1242277336     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2003.08.005     Document Type: Article

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