Fertility of sows fed ad libitum with a high fibre diet during pregnancy

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1008-1014

  Peltoniemi, O A T ^a   Tast, A ^b   Heinonen, M ^a   Oravainen, J ^a   Munsterhjelm, C ^a   Halli O ^a   Oliviero, C ^a   Hameenoja P ^c   Virolainen, J V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Vethaus ltd ^*  (Finland)

^c Vetman Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; SWINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78649608729     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01477.x     Document Type: Article

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