Back fat measurements in sows from three commercial pig herds: Relationship with reproductive efficiency and correlation with visual body condition scores

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 57-67

  Maes, D G D ^a   Janssens, G P J ^b   Delputte, P ^c   Lammertyn, A ^c   De Kruif, A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Genetics   (Belgium)

^c KATHO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Back fat measurement; Body condition; Feeding; Pig; Production

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 7644237580     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.06.015     Document Type: Article

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