Theriogenology
Volume 72, Issue 9 , Pages 1188-1194 , December 2009

Induction of lactational estrus in organic piglet production

Received 19 May 2009 ,Revised 6 July 2009 ,Accepted 12 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.07.014

Theriogenology
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