Effect of feeding level during autumn and winter on breeding weight and result in single and pair-housed minks

Agricultural and Food Science in Finland

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 305-312

  Korhonen, Hannu ^a   Niemelä, Paavo ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breeding performance; Farm mink; Feeding regulation; Grouping; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0031351599     PISSN: 12390992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.72793     Document Type: Article

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