The relationship between growth and osteochondrosis in specific joints in pigs

Livestock Science

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-90

  Van Grevenhof, E M ^a   Heuven, H C M ^b   van Weeren, P R ^c   Bijma, P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body weight; Growth; Joint; Osteochondrosis; Pigs; Window of susceptibility

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 82655187467     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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