The growth performance of the progeny of two swine sire lines reared under different floor space allowances

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1126-1135

  Hamilton, D N ^a   Ellis, M ^a,d   Wolter, B F ^a   Schinckel, A P ^b   Wilson, E R ^c  

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

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GENUS PLC   (United States)

^d 216 Animal Sciences Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Floor Space; Growth; Pigs; Sires

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BUILDING; EATING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWINE; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; EATING; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX FACTORS; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0642376841     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.8151126x     Document Type: Article

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