Factors affecting duration of the expulsive stage of parturition and piglet birth intervals in sows with uncomplicated, spontaneous farrowings

Theriogenology

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1573-1590

  Van Dijk, A J ^a   Van Rens, B T T M ^b,c   Van Der Lende, T ^b   Taverne, M A M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Birth interval; Duration; Parturition; Pig; Presentation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LITTER SIZE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LABOR PRESENTATION; LITTER SIZE; PARITY; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 25144447769     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.03.017     Document Type: Article

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