Response to dietary protein during lactation of Meishan synthetic, large white and landrace gilts given food to achieve the same target backfat level at farrowing

Animal Science

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 349-354

  Sinclair, A G ^a   Cia, M C ^b   Edwards, S A ^a   Hoste, S ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b GENUS PLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Backfat; Gilts; Lactation; Pregnancy; Protein intake

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032186519     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800010122     Document Type: Article

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