Repeated administrations of adrenocorticotropic hormone during gestation in gilts: Effects on growth, behaviour and immune responses of their piglets

Livestock Science

Volumn 106, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 261-270

  Otten, Winfried ^a   Kanitz, Ellen ^a   Tuchscherer, Margret ^a   Puppe, Birger ^a   Nürnberg, Gerd ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACTH; Corticosteroids; Growth; Immunity; Open field; Pigs; Prenatal stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33845961038     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.08.012     Document Type: Article

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