Timing of lactational oestrus in intermittent suckling regimes: Consequences for sow fertility

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 74-81

  Soede, N M ^a   Laurenssen, B ^a   Abrahamse Berkeveld, M ^b   Gerritsen, R ^c   Dirx Kuijken, N ^d   Langendijk, P ^e   Kemp, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DANONE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c Schothorst Feed Research BV   (Netherlands)

^d PigInnovation Centre Sterksel   (Netherlands)

^e SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intermittent suckling; Lactational oestrus; Parity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SUCKLING; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84856810271     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2011.12.015     Document Type: Article

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