Associations between age of gilts at first mating and lifetime performance or culling risk in commercial herds

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 555-559

  Saito, Hikari ^a   Sasaki, Yosuke ^a   Koketsu, Yuzo ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age at first mating; Culling risk; Gilt; Herd management; Litter size

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PARITY; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SWINE; TIME;

AGING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; PARITY; PERIODICITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

SUIDAE;

EID: 79958067286     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0040     Document Type: Article

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