Estimation of milk production in lactating sows by determination of deuterated water turnover in three piglets per litter

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 221-232

  Theil, Peter Kappel ^a   Nielsen, Thomas Thymann ^a   Kristensen, Niels Bastian ^a   Labouriau, Rodrigo ^b   Danielsen, Viggo ^a   Lauridsen, Charlotte ^a   Jakobsen, Kirsten ^a  

^a Dept of Anim Nutr and Physiology   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Data imputation; Deuterium oxide; Isotope recycling; Milk composition; Total body water; Water turnover; Weigh suckle weigh

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036949528     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647002762381104     Document Type: Article

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