Relationship between residual energy intake and the behaviour of growing pigs from three genetic lines

Livestock Science

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 104-113

  Lepron, E ^a,b   Bergeron, R ^a   Robert, S ^b   Faucitano, L ^b   Bernier, J F ^a   Pomar, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Energy cost of maintenance; Genetic lines; Pigs; PLS analysis; Residual metabolizable energy intake

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 34547123321     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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