Multiphasic growth curves in mink (Mustela vison) selected for feed efficiency

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-50

  Sorensen K ^a   Grossman, Michael ^b,d   Koops, W J ^c  

^a Danish Fur Breeders Research Centre   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Dept of Animal Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Selection; Sex effects

Indexed keywords

MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0037648519     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700310002035     Document Type: Article

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