Sow behaviour during parturition in relation to the observed and the genetic merit for weaning survival

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 86-92

  Uitdehaag, Koen Anton ^a   Ekkel, Dinand ^b   Kanis, Egbert ^a   Knol, Egbert ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Professional Agricultural University   (Netherlands)

^c Institute for Pig Genetics BV IPG   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genetics; Maternal behaviour; Piglet survival; Sow

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARTURITION; PIG; SURVIVAL; WEANING;

EID: 51449104352     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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