The Effects of Genetic and Nutritional Factors on Pork Quality - Review -

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 261-270

  Ellis, M ^a   McKeith, F K ^a   Miller, K D ^a  

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

Author keywords

Amino Acid; Energy; Feeding Level; Halothane and Rendement Napole Genes; Mineral; Pork Quality; Vitamin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346243518     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1999.261     Document Type: Review

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