Association between limb conformation and retention of sows through the second parity

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 505-509

  Tiranti, Karina L ^a,b   Morrison, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FORELIMB; HERD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HINDLIMB; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LIMB DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH ULCER; SURVIVAL TIME; SWINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

EID: 33646365377     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.3.505     Document Type: Article

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