Productivity and longevity of weaned sows

Weaning the pig: concepts and consequences

Volumn , Issue , 2023, Pages 385-420

  Prunier, A ^a   Soede, N ^b   Quesnel, H ^a   Kemp, B ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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