Identification of sow-specific risk factors for late pregnancy loss during the seasonal infertility period in pigs

Theriogenology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 393-400

  Bertoldo, M ^a   Grupen, C G ^a   Thomson, P C ^a   Evans, G ^a   Holyoake, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lactation length; Parity; Pregnancy loss; Seasonal infertility; Wean to service interval

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 67649418441     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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