Reproductive profile and lifetime efficiency of female pigs by culling reason in high-performing commercial breeding herds

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 284-291

  Sasaki, Yosuke ^a   Koketsu, Yuzo ^a  

^a NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lameness; Longevity; Reproductive failure; Swine; Well being

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 80052686304     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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