Effect of genotype, population size and genotype variation on optimal diet determination for growing pigs

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 802, Issue , 2008, Pages 287-292

  Morel, P C H ^a   Wood, G R ^b   Sirisatien, D ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet; Genetic algorithm; Growth modelling; Pig; Stochasticity

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 84855381293     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.802.37     Document Type: Conference Paper

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