Predicting the effects of animal variation on growth and food intake in growing pigs using simulation modelling

Animal Science

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 513-522

  Ferguson, N S ^a   Gous, R M ^a   Emmans, G C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Growth; Nutrition; Pigs; Simulation models

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031506086     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800016143     Document Type: Article

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