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Factors affecting maternal behaviour and responsiveness in sows during periparturient and lactation periods

Annals of Animal Science
Volume 12 (2012): Issue 4 (October 2012)
By: Jacek Nowicki,  Czesław Klocek and  Tomasz Schwarz  
Open Access
|Nov 2012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10220-012-0038-y | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402
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Language: English
Page range: 455 - 469
Published on: Nov 9, 2012
Published by: National Research Institute of Animal Production
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open
Keywords:
sows,
welfare,
maternal behaviour,
periparturient period,
lactation,
endocrine changes
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Biotechnology,
Zoology,
Medicine,
Veterinary medicine

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