Considerations on the performance of immunocastrated male pigs

Animal

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1119-1123

  Millet, Sam ^a   Gielkens, Kwinten ^a,b   De Brabander, Daniël ^a   Janssens, Geert P J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

boars; carcass quality; immunocastration; performance; productive traits

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 79958781928     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731111000140     Document Type: Article

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