A path analysis of the factors associated with seasonal variation of breeding failure in sows

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 317-325

  Anil, Sukumarannair S ^a   Larriestra, Alejandro ^a   Deen, John ^a   Anil, Leena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding failure; Frequency of AI; Season; Sow; WSI

Indexed keywords

EID: 28044432968     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A05-006     Document Type: Article

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