Growth performance and carcass traits of boars raised in germany and either surgically castrated or vaccinated against gonadotropin-releasing hormone

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 250-255

  Schmoll, Friedrich ^a,b   Kauffold, Johannes ^c   Pfützner, Andre ^d   Baumgartner, Johannes ^b   Brock, Fiona ^e   Grodzycki, Mario ^f   Andrews, Stuart ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Tierärztliche Praxis Am Weinberg ^*  (Germany)

^e ZOETIS   (United States)

^f Pfizet Animal Health   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boar; Castration; Gonado tropin releasing hormone vaccination; Improvac; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 70349687487     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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