A cross sectional study of the prevalence, risk factors and population attributable fractions for limb and body lesions in lactating sows on commercial farms in England

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages

  KilBride, Amy L ^a   Gillman, Claire E ^a   Green, Laura E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BUILDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; INJURY; LACTATION; LIMB; PARITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LACTATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 73349141429     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-5-30     Document Type: Article

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