Estimated mature weights and growth curves for large white sows

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 142-147

  Solanes, F Xavier ^a   Stern, Susanne ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body growth curve; Live weight; Mature weight; Pigs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035351473     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647001750193486     Document Type: Article

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