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Modelling the effects of the thermal environment and dietary composition on pig performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

I.J. Wellock ,
I. Kyriazakis  and
G.C. Emmans
I.J. Wellock*
Affiliation:
Animal Health and Nutrition Department, Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, U.K
I. Kyriazakis
Affiliation:
Animal Health and Nutrition Department, Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, U.K
G.C. Emmans
Affiliation:
Animal Health and Nutrition Department, Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, U.K
*
Email: i.wellock@ed.sac.ac.uk
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Simulation models allow the effects of a range of environmental and other variables on animal performance to be considered simultaneously in a way that cannot be done by direct experimentation. Consequently, limiting factors within a system can be identified, the effects of genetic selection predicted and areas needing further research highlighted. The aim here is to develop, test and evaluate a deterministic dynamic model that predicts over time the effect of genotype, the nutritional and thermal environments, including any interactions, on the voluntary feed intake (VFI), growth and body composition of pigs.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 72
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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