An analysis of survey data by size of the breeding herd for the reproductive management practices of North American sow farms

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 433-445

  Knox, R V ^a   Rodriguez Zas, S L ^a   Sloter, N L ^a   McNamara, K A ^a   Gall, T J ^b   Levis, D G ^c   Safranski, T J ^d   Singleton, W L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b TriOak Foods   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Breeding herd; Fertility; Reproduction; Swine; United States of America

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

EID: 84882669926     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5189     Document Type: Article

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