Effects of Transport Stress, Sex, and Weaning Weight on Postweaning Performance in Pigs

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-194

  Cooper, T A ^a   Roberts, M P ^a   Kattesh, H G ^a   Kojima, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Swine; Transport stress; Weaning weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349667969     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)30700-2     Document Type: Article

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