Comparative growth and body composition of index selected and control lines of large white pigs

Slaughter and metabolism trials were conducted on the Newcastle control (C) and index selected (S) lines of Large ?.?hite pigs. The index combined hackfat depth, feed conversion ratio and growth rate, and pigs were compared on ad libitum performance.tests. The two fixed time (84 day) slaughter trial...

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Main Author: Henderson, Ruth
Published: University of Edinburgh 1982
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.257409