Comparison of sow farrowing characteristics between a Chinese breed and three French breeds

Livestock Science

Volumn 125, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 132-140

  Canario, L ^a   Billon, Y ^b   Caritez, J C ^b   Bidanel, J P ^a   Laloe D ^a  

^a UMR1313 GÉNÉTIQUE ANIMALE ET BIOLOGIE INTÉGRATIVE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Breed differences; Farrowing; Kinetics; Litter size; Multivariate analysis; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE;

EID: 69249232266     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.03.015     Document Type: Article

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