Predicting changes in food energy requirements due to genetic changes in growth and body composition of growing ruminants

Animal Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 143-153

  Amer, P ^a,b   Emmans, G C ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breeding programmes; Food intake; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031994662     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800008912     Document Type: Article

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