The effect of parentage on the prevalence, severity and location of lesions of osteochondrosis in swine

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 188-195

  Ytrehus, B ^a   Grindflek, E ^a,b   Teige, J ^a   Stubsjoen E ^a,b   Grondalen T ^a,c   Carlson, C S ^a,d   Ekman, S ^a,e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Norsvin   (Norway)

^c KOORIMP   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMERUS; MALE; NORWAY; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMERUS; MALE; NORWAY; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 4344592189     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2004.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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