Modification of body composition by altering the dietary lysine to energy ratio during rearing and the effect on reproductive performance of gilts

Animal Science

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 457-463

  Cia, M C ^a   Edwards, S A ^a   Glasgow, V L ^a   Shanks, M ^a   Fraser, H ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gilts; Lysine; Ovulation; Puberty; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032056101     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800009619     Document Type: Article

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