Seasonal infertility in large pig production units in an Eastern-European climate

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 344-346

  Almond, P K ^a   Bilkei, G ^a  

^a Bilkei Consulting AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CLIMATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 23244441489     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2005.tb15627.x     Document Type: Review

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