Comparison of endocrine regulators of metabolism and postweaning reproduction in primiparous and multiparous sows

Comparisons were made to better understand the fundamental differences between mature multiparous and growing first parity Cotswold sows. Equalization of metabolic demand in nine first parity and eight fifth parity sows was made by standardizing litter sizes by day 3 postpartum (pp) to 10 and 12 pig...

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Main Author: Orzechowski, Kristina J.
Format: Others
Language:en
en_US
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/1283