Measurement of ear base temperature as a tool for sow management

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 655-659

  Geers, R ^a,b   Janssens, S ^a   Jourquin, J ^b   Goedseels, V ^a   Goossens, K ^a   Ville H ^a   Vandoorne, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NFWO ^*

Author keywords

Body temperature; Management; Monitoring; Thermal circulation index

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747999660     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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