Simulation of growth in pigs: Evaluation of a model to relate thermoregulation to body protein and lipid content and deposition

Animal Science

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 655-679

  Knap, P W ^a,b  

^a PIC Group   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body composition; Mathematical models; Pigs; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033147928     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800050694     Document Type: Article

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