Assessment of the effects of the season of transport on the performance of early-weaned piglets

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 449-454

  Lewis, N J ^a   Berry, R J ^b   Crow, G ^a   Wamnes, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b GOVERNMENT OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early weaning; Pigs; Production; Temperature; Transport

Indexed keywords

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EID: 33747196045     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A05-015     Document Type: Article

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