A study of factors influencing reproductive efficiency in the pig with particular emphasis on the role of artificial insemination

Three studies were conducted on commercial farms. Study 1 sought to compare four combinations of natural mating (NM) and AI, namely AI + AI, AI + NM, NM + AI and NM + NM (first mating on day 1 of oestrous and second on day 2), and evaluate what aspects of insemination quality are related to fertilit...

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Main Author: Dunne, John H.
Published: University of Aberdeen 1995
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.361790