Influence of genotype on metabolic variables, colostrum and milk composition of primiparous sows

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 511-515

  Farmer, C ^a   Charagu, P ^b   Palin, M F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Hypor   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colostrum; Lactation; Milk composition; Sow

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749118405     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJAS07041     Document Type: Article

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