Influence of farm size on the prevalence of oesophagogastric lesions in pigs at slaughter in south-east Spain

Veterinary Record

Volumn 155, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 210-213

  Ramis, G ^a   Gomez S ^b   Pallares F J ^b   Munoz A ^b  

^a CEFU SA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BREEDING METHOD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PIG FARMING; POPULATION SIZE; PREVALENCE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SPAIN; STOMACH ULCER; SWINE DISEASE; TRAVEL; ULCER HEALING;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 4444252064     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.155.7.210     Document Type: Article

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