Effect of season and outdoor climate on litter size at birth in purebred Landrace and Yorkshire sows in Thailand

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 477-482

  Tummaruk, Padet ^a   Tantasuparuk, Wichai ^a   Techakumphu, Mongkol ^a   Kunavongkrit, Annop ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Nucleus herd; Reproduction; Retrospective study; Swine

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; LITTER SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; THAILAND;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; LINEAR MODELS; LITTER SIZE; SEASONS; SUS SCROFA; TEMPERATURE; THAILAND;

EID: 4344694743     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.66.477     Document Type: Article

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