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A solution to the problem of predicting the response of an animal to its diet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2007

Ilias Kyriazakis
Ilias Kyriazakis
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Genetics and Behavioural Sciences Department, The Scottish Agricultural College, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG
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Nutrition Society Medal Lecture
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 55 , Issue 1B , March 1996 , pp. 155 - 166
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1996

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