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Swine production: Main factors of improvement are prolificacy, milk production, type
Author
Hubert HeitmanAuthor Affiliations
Hubert Heitman, Jr., is Assistant Professor of Animal Husbandry, University of California College of Agriculture, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 5(10):15-15. DOI:10.3733/ca.v005n10p15. October 1951.
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Abstract
Swine production can be improved by using purebreds with records consistent in prolificacy, milk production, and type.
Heitman H. 1951. Swine production: Main factors of improvement are prolificacy, milk production, type. Hilgardia 5(10):15-15. DOI:10.3733/ca.v005n10p15
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