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Voluntary food intake of pigs of high genetic potential fed pellets to appetite: effects of sex and dietary protein content

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

J. J. McCracken
Affiliation:
Food and Agricultural Chemistry Research Division, Department of Agriculture, Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX
R. I. Stockdale
Affiliation:
Northern Ireland Pig Testing Station, Department of Agriculture, 14 Kirby's Lane, Antrim

Abstract

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Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1989

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