Immunological control of boar taint and aggressive behavior in male swine

Animal Frontiers

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 12-19

  Bradford, James R ^a   Mellencamp, Martha A ^b  

^a Zoetis ^*  (United States)

^b ZOETIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Boar taint; Carbon footprint; Immunological castration; Reproduction; Swine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905016506     PISSN: 21606056     EISSN: 21606064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/af.2013-0028     Document Type: Article

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