Body condition evaluation in sows

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-115

  Charette, Robert ^a   Bigras Poulin, Michel ^a   Martineau, Guy Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body condition; Condition scoring; Reliability; Sow

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 7644235334     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-6226(96)00022-X     Document Type: Article

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