Effect of the environment on the physiology of the sow during late pregnancy, farrowing and early lactation

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 105, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 365-377

  Oliviero, C ^a   Heinonen, M ^a   Valros, A ^a   Halli O ^a   Peltoniemi, O A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Duration of farrowing; Oxytocin; Pregnancy; Progesterone; Sow

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LABOR; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYDROCORTISONE; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; SALIVA; SWINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 40049092891     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.03.015     Document Type: Article

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