Relationships between ovulation rate and litter size in purebred Landrace and Yorkshire gilts

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1142-1148

  Tantasuparuk, W ^a   Techakumphu, M ^a   Dornin, S ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b North Park   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Litter size; Ovulation rate; Prenatal loss; Purebred gilts

Indexed keywords

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EID: 13744252036     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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