Genetic parameters for daily feed intake patterns of growing Dutch Landrace gilts

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 221-228

  Huisman, A E ^a   Van Arendonk, J A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Daily feed intake; Patterns; Pigs; Random regression; Spline

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2442530642     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2003.07.007     Document Type: Article

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