Seasonal infertility in sows: A five year field study to analyze the relative roles of heat stress and photoperiod

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-66

  Auvigne, Vincent ^a   Leneveu, Philippe ^b   Jehannin, Christophe ^c   Peltoniemi, Olli ^d   Sallé, Elisabeth ^e  

^a University of Helsinki ^*  (Spain)

^b ZI La Ballastie're ^*  (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e CEVA SANTÉ ANIMALE   (France)

Author keywords

Photoperiod; Reproduction; Seasonal infertility; Sows

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEAT; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PREGNANCY; SEASON; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; PHOTOPERIOD; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 77956204130     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.12.019     Document Type: Article

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