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Causes of variation in the body composition of growing pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Colin T. Whittemore
Colin T. Whittemore
Affiliation:
Edinburgh School of Agriculture, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG
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Symposium on ‘Comparative Aspects of Body Composition of Farm and Laboratory Animals’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 45 , Issue 1 , February 1986 , pp. 111 - 117
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1985

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