Prediction of fat-free mass of pigs from 50 to 130 kilograms live weight

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 893-897

  Swantek, P M ^a,b   Marchello, M J ^a   Tilton, J E ^a   Crenshaw, J D ^a,c  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Moorman's Inc   (United States)

^c Moorman'S Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Biolectrical impedance; Carcass composition; Pigs

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SWINE;

EID: 0033110108     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.774893x     Document Type: Article

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