Differences in skin characteristics in European (Large White) and Caribbean (Creole) growing pigs with reference to thermoregulation

Animal Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-217

  Renaudeau, David ^a   Leclercq Smekens, Michèle ^b   Herin, Michel ^b  

^a Unite de Recherches Zootechniques Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Breed; Heat tolerance; Histology; Pigs; Skin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 33847166861     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: 16273591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2006012     Document Type: Article

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