Body reserve mobilization during lactation in first parity sows and its effect on second litter size

Livestock Science

Volumn 132, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 165-172

  Schenkel, A C ^a   Bernardi, M L ^a   Bortolozzo, F P ^a   Wentz, Ivo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body reserves; Lactation; Litter size; Reproductive performance; Sows

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954658486     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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