Selected parameters in urine as indicators of milk production in lactating sows: A pilot study

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-109

  Papadopoulos, G A ^a   Maes, D G D ^a   Van Weyenberg, S ^a   Verheyen, A ^a   Janssens, G P J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Lactating sows; Lactose; Milk production; Minerals; Urine

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CREATININE; GALACTOSE; LACTOSE; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM URINE LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAGNESIUM URINE LEVEL; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; POTASSIUM URINE LEVEL; PREDICTION; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; SWINE; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL; UROGENITAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCIUM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PILOT PROJECTS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SWINE; URINALYSIS; URINE;

EID: 44449177507     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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