The relationship between residual feed intake and feed intake behavior in group-housed Duroc barrows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 956-962

  Rauw, W M ^a   Soler, J ^b   Tibau, J ^b   Reixach, J ^c   Raya, L Gomez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

^c Selección Batallé S A   (Spain)

Author keywords

Feed conversion ratio; Feed intake behavior; Pig; Residual feed intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33748761434     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2006.844956x     Document Type: Article

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