The genetic and biological basis of residual feed intake as a measure of feed efficiency

Feed Efficiency in Swine

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 153-166

  Young, J M ^a   Dekkers, J C M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84957944410     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-756-1_7     Document Type: Chapter

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