By-Parity nonproductive days and mating and culling measurements of female pigs in commercial breeding herds

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 263-267

  Koketsu, Yuzo ^a   Sasaki, Yosuke ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Farm productivity; Management; Removal; Swine

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 65449161017     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.71.263     Document Type: Article

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