Effects of castration on live performance, carcass yield, and meat quality of male pigs fed wheat or corn based diets

Journal of Muscle Foods

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-259

  Sather, A P ^a   Jeremiah, L E ^a   Squires, E J ^b  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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SUS SCROFA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0041125667     PISSN: 10460756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4573.1999.tb00400.x     Document Type: Article

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