Factors associated with preweaning mortality on commercial pig farms in England and Wales

Veterinary Record

Volumn 159, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 193-196

  O'Reilly, K M ^a,e   Harris, M J ^a,b   Mendl, M ^b   Held, S ^b   Moinard, C ^c   Statham, P ^b   Marchant Forde, J ^d   Green, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIR CONDITIONING; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BED; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEATING; HERD; ILLUMINATION; INFRARED RADIATION; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PIG FARMING; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WEANING;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33748418033     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.159.7.193     Document Type: Article

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