Effect of growth potential (body weight and breed/castration combination) on the feeding behaviour of individually kept growing pigs

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-22

  Quiniou, N ^a   Dubois, S ^a   Le Cozler, Y ^a   Bernier, J F ^a   Noblet, J ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Body weight; Breed; Feeding behaviour; Growing pigs; Sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032888006     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(99)00048-2     Document Type: Article

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