The influence of feeding regimen and lactation length on growth, carcass characteristics and meat quality of once-bred gilts

Animal Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 561-571

  Ellis, M ^a   Fowler, V R ^b   Franklin, M F ^b   Wood, J D ^b   Varley, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carcass; Food intake; Gilts; Lactation; Meat quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030170741     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800015113     Document Type: Article

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