Theriogenology
Volume 69, Issue 9 , Pages 1139-1147 , June 2008

The mating behavior and reproduction performance in a multi-sire mating system for pigs

Received 9 November 2006 ,Revised 14 January 2008 ,Accepted 19 January 2008.

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Theriogenology
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