Effects of dextrose plus lactose in the sows diet on subsequent reproductive performance and within litter birth weight variation

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 884-888

  Van Den Brand, H ^a   Van Enckevort, L C M ^b   Van Der Hoeven, E M ^a   Kemp, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Denkavit Nederland BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTOSE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIET; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; LACTATION; LACTOSE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

EID: 73149089219     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01106.x     Document Type: Article

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