Effect of oestrus number of nulliparous sows at first service on first litter and lifetime performance

Livestock Science

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-12

  Cottney, Peter D ^a,b   Magowan, Elizabeth ^a   Ball, M Elizabeth E ^a   Gordon, Alan ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gilts; Heat number; Lifetime performance; Litter size; Oestrus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84859950959     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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