Management factors associated with farrowing rate in commercial sow herds in Ontario

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-189

  Young, Beth ^a   Dewey, Catherine E ^a   Friendship, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CANADA; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; STANDARD; SWINE; WEANING;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ESTRUS DETECTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; ONTARIO; PREGNANCY; SWINE; WEANING;

SUIDAE;

EID: 77949303089     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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