Effect of growth and compositional traits on first parity and lifetime reproductive performance in U.S. Landrace sows

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 97, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 151-159

  Stalder, K J ^a   Saxton, A M ^b   Conatser, G E ^b   Serenius, T V ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lifetime reproductive performance; Longevity; Productivity; Sows

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 27744501566     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.03.009     Document Type: Article

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