Gestational and lactational feeding strategies for gilts: Growth, carcass characteristics and meat quality of the progeny

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-211

  Fortin, A ^a   Clowes, E J ^b   Schaefer, A L ^a  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carcass characteristics and meat quality; Gestational and lactational protein; Gilts; Growth; Litter

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0038148595     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A01-093     Document Type: Article

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