Acta Vet. Brno 2012, 81: 257-262

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201281030257

Carcass and meat quality of primiparous sows as related to the lactation period of 21 or 28 days and to body weight loss

Jolanta Kapelanska, Salomea Grajewska, Maria Bocian, Hanna Jankowiak, Wojciech Kapelanski

University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz, Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology, Department of Pig Breeding, Poland

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