Breed differences in maintenance requirements of growing pigs when accounting for changes in body composition

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-32

  Kolstad, K ^a   Vangen, O ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body composition; Breed differences; Maintenance requirement; Pigs

Indexed keywords

EID: 30244575458     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(96)01007-X     Document Type: Article

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