Sow and litter performance following farrowing induction with prostaglandin: Effect of adjunct treatments with dexamethasone or oxytocin

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-85

  Cassar, Glen ^a   Kirkwood, Roy N ^b   Friendship, Robert ^a   Poljak, Zvonimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Farrowing; Oxytocin; Prostaglandin F2 ; Swine

Indexed keywords

EID: 15944425397     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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