Longitudinal analysis of body weight and feed intake in selection lines for residual feed intake in pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-27

  Cai, W ^a   Wu, H ^a   Dekkers, J C M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Longitudinal analysis; Pigs; Residual feed intake; Selection

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 79954610835     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2011.10142     Document Type: Article

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