Reproductive performance of second parity sows: Relations with subsequent reproduction

Livestock Science

Volumn 140, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 124-130

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

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Varkens KI Nederland ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Farrowing rate; Litter size; Pigs; Subsequent reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 79960901442     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2011.02.019     Document Type: Article

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