Feed quality restriction and compensatory growth in growing sheep: Modelling changes in body dimensions

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-67

  Kamalzadeh, A ^a   Koops, W J ^a   Van Bruchem, J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body dimensions; Compensatory growth; Growth model; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0002302836     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(97)00136-X     Document Type: Article

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