Cardiovascular performance of adult breeding sows fails to obey allometric scaling laws

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 376-382

  van Essen, G J ^a,b   Vernooij, J C M ^c   Heesterbeek, J A P ^c   Anjema, D ^d   Merkus, D ^b   Duncker, D J ^b  

^a TMC Life Sciences   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breeding sow; Cardiovascular system; Domestication; Pig; Scaling law

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FEMALE; GERMFREE ANIMAL; HEART; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; THERMODILUTION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VOLUME; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; STROKE VOLUME; SWINE; THERMODILUTION;

EID: 79955876268     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3059     Document Type: Article

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