Effect of live weight development and reproduction in first parity on reproductive performance of second parity sows

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 82-89

  Hoving, L L ^a,b   Soede, N M ^a   Graat, E A M ^a   Feitsma, H ^c   Kemp, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Varkens KI Nederland ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Institute for Pig Genetics BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Litter size; Pregnancy rate; Reproductive performance; Second parity; Sows

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LITTER SIZE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; INSEMINATION; LITTER SIZE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 77957662540     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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