Seasonal variation of reproductive performance of the sow;Les variations saisonnières des performances de reproduction chez la truie

Productions Animales

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-110

  Quesnel, H ^a   Boulot, S ^b   Le Cozler, Y ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Pôle Technique d'Élevage   (France)

^c Maison de l'Agriculture   (France)

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