The effect of accommodation type and microclimatic conditions in farrowing units on the postural changes of sows and piglet mortality by crushing;Einfluss der haltungsart und des mikroklimas im abferkelstall auf die häufigkeit der lageveränderungen der muttersau und auf die ferkelverluste durch erdrücken

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Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 68-76

  Pavičić, Željko ^a   Balenović, Tomislav ^a   Balenović, Mirta ^a,b   Popović, Maja ^a   Vlahović, Ksenija ^a   Valpotić, Hrvoje ^a   Rudan Biuk, Nevenka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Bedding; Farrowing units; Frequency of sow postural changes; Microclimate; Piglet crushing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644607462     PISSN: 00493864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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