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Bioclimatic influences on the reproductive processes in swine in a humid tropical environment

  • Symposium on Animal Reproduction in Tropical Climates
  • Held during the 6th International Biometeorological Congress at Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 3–9 September 1972
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Steinbach, J. Bioclimatic influences on the reproductive processes in swine in a humid tropical environment. Int J Biometeorol 17, 141–145 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01809800

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