Prenatal events that determine the number of muscle fibres are important for lean growth and meat quality in pigs

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 48, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 11-22

  Rehfeldt, Charlotte ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Growth hormone; Muscle fibre; Myogenesis; Pig

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 18244364887     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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