Estimation of residual energy intake and its genetic background during the growing period in pigs

Livestock Science

Volumn 168, Issue , 2014, Pages 17-25

  Shirali, M ^a,b   Doeschl Wilson, A ^c   Duthie, C ^a   Knap, P W ^d   Kanis, E ^b   van Arendonk, J A M ^b   Roehe, R ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d PIC International Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

Feed efficiency; Genetic parameters; Growth; Nitrogen excretion; Pigs; Residual energy intake

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908020505     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2014.07.018     Document Type: Article

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