Parturition in gilts: Duration of farrowing, birth intervals and placenta expulsion in relation to maternal, piglet and placental traits

Theriogenology

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 331-352

  Van Rens, Birgitte T T M ^a   Van Der Lende, Tette ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Birth interval; Estrogen receptor genotype; Farrowing; Pig; Placenta

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIRTH; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LITTER SIZE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; TIME;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LITTER SIZE; PARTURITION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2642575249     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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