Technical note: High-performing swine herds improved their reproductive performance differently from ordinary herds for five years

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3110-3115

  Koketsu, Y ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Commercial farm; Herd repeatability; Management; Pig; Repeated measure

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LITTER SIZE; LONGEVITY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 36148971253     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0104     Document Type: Article

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