Seasonal influences on the litter size at birth of pigs are more pronounced in the gilt than sow litters

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 421-432

  Tummaruk, P ^a   Tantasuparuk, W ^a   Techakumphu, M ^a   Kunavongkrit, A ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; LITTER SIZE; PIG; PREGNANCY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEASONALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

THAILAND;

SUIDAE;

EID: 77955850995     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859610000110     Document Type: Article

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