Cross fostering of low-birthweight piglets

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 279-284

  Deen, M G H ^a   Bilkei, G ^a  

^a Bilkei Consulting AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Cross fostering; Mortality; Suckling behaviour; Swine; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 19544382721     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.02.012     Document Type: Article

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