Resource efficiency and economic implications of alternatives to surgical castration without anaesthesia

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1522-1531

  De Roest, K ^a   Montanari, C ^a   Fowler, T ^b   Baltussen, W ^c  

^a Research Centre on Animal Production (CRPA)   (Italy)

^b AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Castration with anaesthesia; Entire males; Immunocastration; Pig production costs

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 70449534704     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109990516     Document Type: Article

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