Stress and fear as possible mediators of reproduction problems in group housed sows: A review

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 58-66

  Kongsted, Anne Grete ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Herd management; Indicators; Litter size; Pregnancy rate; Reproduction performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4644224877     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700410032031     Document Type: Review

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