Environmental and sow-related factors affecting the duration of farrowing

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 85-91

  Oliviero, Claudio ^a   Heinonen, Mari ^a   Valros, Anna ^a   Peltoniemi, Olli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Back fat; Constipation; Crate and pen; Duration of farrowing; Housing; Sow

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; LITTER SIZE; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; TIME;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY CONSTITUTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FETAL VIABILITY; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RISK FACTORS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76749134290     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.12.009     Document Type: Article

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