Lifetime and post-weaning determinants of performance indices of pigs

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 363-370

  Dunshea, F R ^a   Kerton, D K ^a   Cranwell, P D ^b   Campbell, R G ^c,d   Mullan, B P ^e   King, R H ^a   Power, G N ^a   Pluske, J R ^f  

^a VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b P D Cranwell Consultants   (Australia)

^c Bunge Meat Industries   (Australia)

^d Ausgene International   (United States)

^e Crop Variety Testing Group   (Australia)

^f MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Variation; Weaner; Weaning age; Weaning weight

Indexed keywords

INDEX METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PIG; WEANING; WEIGHT;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0038185253     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR02172     Document Type: Article

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