Influence of some sow characteristics on within-litter variation of piglet birth weight

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1842-1849

  Quesnel, H ^a,b   Brossard, L ^a,b   Valancogne, A ^a,b   Quiniou, N ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c Institut Technique du Porc   (France)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Piglet; Sow; Within litter variation

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 56649123506     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S175173110800308X     Document Type: Article

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