A decision-making framework for evaluating interventions used at weaning to reduce mortality in lightweight pigs and improve weight gains in the nursery

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 143-149

  Larriestra, A J ^a,b   Morrison, R B ^a   Deen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Lightweight pigs; Nursery mortality; Swine; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 19044398392     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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