Genetic association between feed intake and feed intake behaviour at different stages of growth of group-housed boars

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-22

  Von Felde, A ^a   Roehe, R ^a   Looft, H ^b   Kalm, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b GENUS PLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic correlations; Growth performance; Heritabilities; Pigs feed intake pattern

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002169442     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(96)01006-8     Document Type: Article

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