Improvement of meat efficiency in mother types of pigs in relation to their reproductive performance

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 105-110

  Gráčik, Pavol ^a   Buchova B ^a   Poltarsky J ^a   Fl'ak, P ^a   Hetenyi L ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Meatiness; Pigs; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035642503     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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