Effect of missing data on the estimate of average daily feed intake of growing pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1372-1378

  Eissen, J J ^a   De Haan, A G ^b   Kanis, E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Institute for Pig Genetics BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Feed Intake; Feeding; Pigs

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; SWINE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; MALE; RECORDS; SWINE;

EID: 0033142295     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.7761372x     Document Type: Article

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