Reproductive performance of high growth rate gilts inseminated at an early age

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 47-53

  Kummer, Rafael ^a   Bernardi, Mari Lourdes ^a   Wentz, Ivo ^a   Bortolozzo, Fernando Pandolfo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

First mating; Gilt; Growth rate; Pigs; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

EID: 33748446414     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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