Stochastic simulation of growth in pigs: Relations between body composition and maintenance requirements as mediated through protein turn-over and thermoregulation

Animal Science

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-30

  Knap, P W ^a,b  

^a PIC Group   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maintenance; Pigs; Protein turn over; Simulation; Thermoregulation; Variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034378850     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800054850     Document Type: Article

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