Investigating the behavioural and physiological indicators of neonatal survival in pigs

Theriogenology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 773-783

  Baxter, E M ^a,c   Jarvis, S ^a   D'Eath, R B ^a   Ross, D W ^a   Robson, S K ^a   Farish, M ^a   Nevison, I M ^b   Lawrence, A B ^a   Edwards, S A ^c  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Piglet; Placenta; Ponderal index; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL; SWINE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL; SWINE;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 40149097102     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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