Effect of weaning age on nursery pig and sow reproductive performance

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 131-137

  Smith, Alison L ^a   Stalder, Kenneth J ^a   Serenius, Timo V ^a   Baas, Tom J ^a   Mabry, John W ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pigs; Sows; Swine; Wean to first service interval; Weaning age

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 44249096349     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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