Is it useful to define residual feed intake as a trait in animal breeding programs?

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 44, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 405-409

  Van Der Werf, J H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD INTAKE; LIVESTOCK FARMING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3042822578     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ea02105     Document Type: Conference Paper

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